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Lower Bear Creek

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233770
MAS/MILS ID 0020950304
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Bear Creek
Alternate or previous names Bear Creek, Tim Geierman, Rags To Riches

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.61932, 60.91623 (WGS84)
Elevation 164
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 010 N 002 W 34 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.61932, 60.91623
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner London Mining Co./John R. And Lucille A. London
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner London Mining Co.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner
    Owner John R. London/Lucille A. London
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1983

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1985

  • Deposit

    B277a p. 36

  • Deposit

    B849I p. 526

  • Deposit

    B259g p. 95

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-91)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Prb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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