Macklin Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185198
MRDS ID A012731
MAS/MILS ID 0020440122
Record type Site
Current site name Macklin Creek
Alternate or previous names No. 1 Mouth of Macklin, Mcfaddens Discovery, Nos. 3-6 Assn., Discovery Assn., Walley Bench Assn., Airfield Claim No. 7, Jimmy 1-12
Related records 10001903

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.86121, 65.73542 (WGS84)
Elevation 177
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(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
Kateel River 004 N 030 W 23 C S2NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.86121, 65.73542

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK IS FELDSPATHIC, GRANITIC MICA SCHIST. RICHEST PLACER IN BENDELEBEN D-6 QUADRANGLE. REFERNCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE WITH WASHINGTON CREEK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mac Mccarty
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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