| Deposit ID | 10160376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A000598 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020500230 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Birch Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Birch Creek, B & L Mines 1-3 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -145.56684, 65.42332 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 658 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Circle B-4(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 007 N | 011 E | 19 | SENENW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -145.56684, 65.42332 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Betty Lester |
| ID | 5001386 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Linda Livingston |
| ID | 5001386 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Raymond Lester |
| ID | 5001386 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lester And Orbonski Mines, Inc. |
| ID | 5001386 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1983 |
| Year | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported 328 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 30 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 98 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020500230 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A000598 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001386 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAY-1991 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/01/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001386 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Glacier Mining LLC |
| Current operator | Glacier Mining LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Gregory D Walters; Robert D Kingsley |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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