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Butte 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. 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 10282117
MRDS ID A012699
MAS/MILS ID 0020530068
Record type Site
Current site name Butte Creek
Alternate or previous names Rl Butte Creek No. 1, Hildur Bench, Butte No. 5 From Mouth, Pat. No. 74630, Oro R. Stewart, South Fork Butte Creek, M. S. 751, Nos. 2-3, Minerva Bench, Eureka Bench, Aurora Bench, St. Paul Bench, M. S. 752, Right of S. F. Butte Creek No. 1, From the Forks No. 2, Pat. No. 74632, Evert L. Brown, Standard Mining & Investment Co., Kevin Malone, Joseph R. Felix, Murphy Toner
Related records 10107529, 10185260

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -164.33518, 64.71181 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

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Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomon C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Solomon Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 009 S 028 W 17 NWSWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -164.33518, 64.71181
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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 Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A003252

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUN-1985 Sbh 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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