Rusty 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282379
MRDS ID A001327
MAS/MILS ID 0020670123
Record type Site
Current site name Rusty Creek
Alternate or previous names Lucky Top, Rusty Creek Placer Nos. 1-9, Rusty, Rusty Assoc. No. 1-4, 5-10, Rusty No. 1-6, Rusty Creek No. 1-3, White Creek No. 1-10

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.33276, 63.17073 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Healy(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 020 S 002 E 22 E2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.33276, 63.17073

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A001309

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mjn-Mirl 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.