Long Creek

Unknown in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE, Silver, Tin
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185695
MRDS ID A011573
MAS/MILS ID 0020750009
Record type Site
Current site name Long Creek
Alternate or previous names Divide Creek, E. L. Claims, Canyon Creek
Related records 10000913

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.79309, 62.59205 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yentna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali State Park(State Park)

State Park ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 029 N 008 W 21 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.79309, 62.59205

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1908

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Earl Foster
    Interest 60
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert D. Carlson
    Interest 40
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB M045411. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1920: 9 OZ AU, 1 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-SEP-1992 Jmk U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.