| Deposit ID | 10282502 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011649 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020850098 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheep Mountain |
| Alternate or previous names | Rusaw Creek, Gunsight Mountain, Yellow Jacket Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Ru-An 1-8, Blue-Green 1-10, Houston Copper 1-8, Bell, Old Glory |
| Related records | 10000977 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.50264, 61.83289 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1555 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Anchorage D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Anchorage NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Matanuska(hydrologic unit)
Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 020 N | 011 E | 08 | E2SESW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -147.50264, 61.83289 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Black Creek Mining Co. |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lorance Zimmerman And C. H. Quackenbush |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lola Bell And Others |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | James B. Smathers |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020850098 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011649 | MAS references MRDS |
ALASKA KARDEX 085-348
ALASKA KARDEX 085-349
B792c p. 73
PE85-16
PE85-20
PE85-21
GC4 p. 4
B1246 p. 34
E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 156
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS CRIB A000150 USGS CRIB A000180 REFERENCE POINT IS AT HEADWATERS OF YELLOWJACKET CREEK. CLAIMS HAVE BEEN STAKED TO CARIBOU CR. ON THE WEST, SQUAW CR. TO THE NORTH, SQUAW LAKE TO THE EAST, AND ACROSS SOUTH FORK IN THE AREA OF RUSAW CREEK TO THE SOUTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.