Weston

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234149
MAS/MILS ID 0020600144
Record type Site
Current site name Weston
Alternate or previous names Taylor Hwy Bridge

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -141.40299, 64.30807 (WGS84)
Elevation 395
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

Eagle B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)

Wild and Scenic River UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 007 S 032 E 16 SWSWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -141.40299, 64.30807

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957

Mining district

District name Forty Mile District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-135

  • Deposit

    SAUNDERS, R.H. REPORT ON SCHEELITE-BEARING VEINS AT THE

  • Deposit

    WESTON PLACER MINE, EAGLE QUADRANGLE. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF

  • Deposit

    MINES PROPERTY EXAM. PE 60-5, 1957, 6 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JAN-1995 Mjn/Reb 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.