Eagle Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160194
MAS/MILS ID 0020500368
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -145.48354, 65.43862 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 007 N 011 E 17 NE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • SEE 0020500012 FOR LOCATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -145.48354, 65.43862

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Green Mining And Exploration-Doug Green
    ID 5001388
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Stan Gelvin
    ID 5001388
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ed Gelvin
    ID 5001388
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: GREEN MINING AND EXPLORATION-DOUG GREEN P.O.BOX 22135 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99706

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/07/1984
MSHA mine ID5001388
Mine name (MSHA)Eagle Creek Placer Mine
Current operatorGreen Mining & Exploration
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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