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Upper Valdez Creek Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136885
MAS/MILS ID 0020670214
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Valdez Creek Placer
Alternate or previous names Rusty Assoc. Claims, G.G. Claims, Blue Sky Claims, Hot Air Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -147.45836, 63.17773 (WGS84)
Elevation 960
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 020 S 002 E 10 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -147.45836, 63.17773
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1904
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Most Recent Available Data Troy Ounces Au
  • Year 1993
    Description Most Recent Available Data 35560 Troy Ounces Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1106039.78g

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • VALDEZ CREEK CEASED PRODUCTION IN 3RD QTR. 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CAMBIOR 1995 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 17

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-NOV-1996 Jmk U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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