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Willow 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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209462
MRDS ID A002315
MAS/MILS ID 0020660019
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek
Alternate or previous names Willow Creek 1-2, Willow Howtay 1-3 Assn., Willow 1-8, Liberty 53-54

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.65318, 63.54377 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 016 S 016 W 09 E2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.65318, 63.54377
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1934

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Northwest Exploration, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1934
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1934
    Description 592 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 311.03g

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of several prospect pits.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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