East Fork Maclaren River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Palladium, Platinum
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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233932
MAS/MILS ID 0020680169
Record type Site
Current site name East Fork Maclaren River
Alternate or previous names Three Bears 1-9, H & H 1-9

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.49024, 63.26715 (WGS84)
Elevation 930
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna 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
Fairbanks 019 S 007 E 18 NWNWSW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIMS EXTEND UPRIVER FOR 3 MILES FROM GIVEN LOCATION. LAND SUBJECT TO SELECTION BY STATE OR NATIVE CORPORATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.49024, 63.26715

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1979

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-SEP-1991 Djb 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.