Lake Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233945
MAS/MILS ID 0021120173
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Creek
Alternate or previous names Shooting Star 1-9, Art 1-9, Shooting Star 11-13

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -134.68532, 58.42755 (WGS84)
Elevation 534
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass 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
Copper River 040 S 065 E 04 C SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) KJgn

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1978

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George Moerlein
    Interest 43
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Juan Munoz
    Interest 57
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Occidental Minerals Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: OCCIDENTAL MINERALS CORPORATION IRONGATE BUILDING 4, 777 S. WADSWORTH BLVD. LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80226 TELE: (303) 988-2200

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc 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.