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Upper Porcupine Creek

Prospect 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. 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 10185382
MRDS ID A013083
MAS/MILS ID 0021090063
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Porcupine Creek
Alternate or previous names Sally, Barbee, Lobo
Related records 10002185

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.28963, 59.36784 (WGS84)
Elevation 400
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haines(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 029 S 054 E 10 C NESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -136.28963, 59.36784
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on exploration

  • 32 PLACER CLAIMS STAKED 1972 TO 1974. CLAIMS ACTIVE 1976.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner D. K. Kinyoun
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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