Windy Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Tin, Tungsten
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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185968
MRDS ID A011585
MAS/MILS ID 0020750003
Record type Site
Current site name Windy Creek
Related records 10000920

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -151.02699, 62.45784 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Location accuracy 500(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 B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna C(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 027 N 009 W 06 N2NWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -151.02699, 62.45784

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1926

Mining district

District name Yentna

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Estill Dewitt
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Philip Brandl
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1926
    Description 24 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 746.48g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB D002714. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1913: 7 OZ AU, 1 OZ AG (USBMAFOC FILE)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-MAY-1991 Dwb 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.