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Lemon Creek Placer

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258618
MRDS ID A012009
MAS/MILS ID 0021120108
Record type Site
Current site name Lemon Creek Placer
Alternate or previous names Murphy & Young, Glacier, Keystone, Alpha
Related records 10001280

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.46371, 58.37475 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 500(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-2(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 066 E 26 NESWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.46371, 58.37475
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1890-1 small scale placer mining. 1900 Lemon Creek Mining Co. formed. 1901 built flume, road, buildings, started sluicing in Sept., stopped by flood damage. 1902 made 6-week run, but stopped because of water shortage. 1903-5 minor work.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-95 Wlg 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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