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Silver from
Dan Creek Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dan Creek Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:579346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:579346:4
GUID (UUID V4):b2c110fd-d6d4-4f4b-b623-09b0b06c936d
Nearest other occurrences of Silver
5.3km (3.3 miles) Gold Queen Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) Chititu Creek; Rex Creek; White Creek; Blygh Gulch; Jolly Gulch; Dry Gulch Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) Harrais Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
88.8km (55.2 miles) Bonanza Creek; Little Eldorado Creek; Skookum Creek; Coarse Money Creek; Snow Gulch Mine, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
MINING IN THE CHITINA DISTRICT. By FRED H. MOFFIT. INTRODUCTION. The year of 1909 was one of expectation...expectation and preparation in the Chitina district. The subject of greatest interest to those concerned with...construction of the new railroad up Copper River from Cordova, and all work on the copper prospects, as well...quantity of supplies sent in over the trail from Valdez in the early part of the year, the number of men...gold-bearing gravels of Chititu and Dan creeks in the eastern part of the district were carried on in about the
Report (volume)
Bulletin 947-F COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE NIZINA DISTRICT, ALASKA BY DON J. MILLER WITH;AN INTRODUCTION...INTRODUCTION BY FRED H. MOFFIT Mineral resources of Alaska, 1943 and 1944 (Pages .93-120) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...-_-.--____ _______ Hidden Creek and Fourth of July Creek______________ Dan Creek________________________________...showing location of copper deposits of the Nizina district-_________ _____ __ __'__ In pocket 27. Sketch...adjacent area.- In pocket FIGURE 12. Index map of part of Alaska showing the location of the Nizina district_____
Report (issue)
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DISTRICT, WITH NOTES ON VALLEY. KOTSINA-KUSKULANA MINING IN CHITINA By FRED H... MOFFIT. INTRODUCTION. The Kotsina-Kuskulana district includes part of the west end of a belt of mineralized...from the southwest flanks of Mount Wrangell to Nizina River and possibly to the headwaters of Chitina...for many years to come. The Kotsina-Kuskulana district receives its. name, from the two principal streams...the only mineral resource of the district, for both gold and silver have been found in amounts that may
Report (volume)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE KOTSINA-CHITINA REGION, ALASKA BY FRED PL MOFFIT AND A. G. MADDREN WASHINGTON...__ Ames Creek.___________________________ Rock Creek___ _____________,________ Roaring Creek _ _ _____________..._____________ Peacock Creek ____ 39 41 42 42 42 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 48 50 50 50 54 54...claim________________'. _____ Shower Gulch- _ Surprise Creek _ _______ Laddie claim._______________________ Sheehan...1____________________ Klnvesna Creek Copper Creek 58 58 59 60 60 60 60 62 Elliott Creek._____________________
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY AND MINERAL .RESOURCES OF THE NIZINA DISTRICT, ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT AND STEPHEN R. CAPPS...glaciation_^________ Chitina glacier. ____ _ _ ______L Nizina glacier_________: ________ Kennicott glacier_________...__ Placer deposits___________________ __ __. Dan Creek._____________________________ Chititu Creek____...showing location of area represented on the Nizina special map________ II. Nizina special map 9 in...of the Nizina district_____________ In pocket IV. A, Talus cones on east side of McCarthy Creek at base
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY OF THE CHITINA VALLEY AND ADJACENT AREA ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...----___--_-__-_-_______-_-------__ Chitistone and Nizina limestones__-_------_-_---_-__ McCarthy shale_...___.__:.::. _._'_'_.'.__..__._.____._______ 125 Silver.___________________________________________________...reconnaissance map of the Chitina Valley and adjacent area-----.-.. _______________________________ In pocket...from a high point on the mountains north of Slatka Creek; B, -Russell Glacier and the head of the White River
Report (issue)
copper-bearing regions of Alaska are the Kasaan Peninsula region of southeastern Alaska, the Prince William...region, the region included within the drainage area of Kotsina and Chitina rivers, and the region of...present time they furnish the entire production of Alaska, which in 1906 amounted to 8,685,646 pounds of...an obstacle to development as in the interior of Alaska, and they thus possess an advantage that has enabled...name is more often applied to the Kotsina-Chitina area (PL III),.are really one, but are distinguished
Report (issue)
By FRED H. MOFFIT. INTRODUCTION. All the mining districts in Chitina River valley were visited by the...investigations in Alaska for that ye'ar.1 Since then no description of individual mining properties in the...in 1918 during a rapid journey through parts of Alaska and incorporated the results of his observations...progress in mining development rather than as a detailed description of ore deposits. Mining in this region...region, as in all other parts of Alaska, was greatly affected by conditions that arose from the war. Prospecting
Report (issue)
Mineral Resource Maps of the McCarthy Quadrangle, Alaska The Alaskan Mineral Resource Assessment Program...Mineral Resource Maps of the McCarthy Quadrangle, Alaska By E. M. MacKevett, Jr., N. R. D. Albert, D. F...ILLUSTRATIONS Page FIGURE 1. 2. 3. 4. Index map of Alaska showing location of McCarthy quadrangle _____ Map...showing McCarthy quadrangle and nearby parts of Alaska and Canada ___________________________ __ _ Reference...Mineral Resource Maps of the McCarthy Quadrangle, Alaska By E. M. MacKevett, Jr., N. R. D. Albert, D. F
Report (issue)
and silver are the only commercially valuable minerals that have yet been produced in the district under...of the gold and silver. Both copper and gold are mined for themselves alone, but silver is produced almost...almost wholly in connection with the mining of copper, although a much smaller quantity is obtained from...from the gold placers and a single silver-gold vein. Gold is produced chiefly from placer gravels, where...copper and a small amount of silver. It is also obtained from the gold-silver vein mentioned. GENERAL GEOLOGY
Report (issue)
75 )'1.1)+%#. 5748';  5GSWKO 9CUJKPIVQP Alaska Resource Data File McCarthy quadrangle Descriptions...mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. o o o o o o o o Distribution of mineral...occurrences in the McCarthy 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the U.S. Government. OPEN-FILE REPORT 03-404 Alaska Resource Data File MC001 Site name(s): Unnamed... A sample contained 0.5 part per million (ppm) silver and 15,000 ppm copper (MacKevett, 1976). Alteration:
Report (issue)
NONMETALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE McCARTHY QUADRANGLE, ALASKA Compiled by Edward H. Cobb and Edward M. MacKevett...Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...the mineral resources of the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska. The references listed are selected in the sense...Mines and many annual and biennial reports of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...commodities present (listed alphabetically); the mining district (Ransome and Kerns, 1954 (IC 7679)) in which
Report (issue)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1913. By ALFRED H. BROOKS and others. PREFACE. By ALFRED H. BROOKS The...annual bulletins 1 treating of the progress of mining in Alaska a.nd summarizing the results achieved du.ring...particular district are therefore urged to procure a. copy of the com­ plete report on th.at district as soon...the year and summaries of the conditions of the mining industry, including statistics of mineral production...shall serve as convenient reference works on the mining industry for the yea.rs which they cover. Lack
Report (issue)
MINING IN THE LOWER COPPER RIVER BASIN, By FRED H. MOFFIT. COPPER MINING IN CHITINA VALLEY. INTRODUCTION...activity of the copper market is reflected in the district by increased interest in prospecting for copper...detail.. The copper ores of the district extending from Kotsina River to Nizina are chiefly bornite, chalcopyrite...copper minerals 155 156 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1916. have been found in the limestone (Chitistone)...basin of the Kotsina, however, includes Elliott Creek, one of its lower tributaries, which by position
Report (volume)
COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE KOTSINA-KUSKULANA DISTRICT ALASKA BY RALPH E. VAN ALSTINE AND ROBERT F. BLACK...INTRODUCTION BY FRED H. MOFFIT Mineral resources of Alaska, 1943 and 1944 (Pages 121-141) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...geology.__________.i__________________________ Copper Creek.____________________________________________________...____________________________.:___________-_--_ Nugget Creek prospects._____--______-_-_--____--_-_-__-______-____...______-__-_---___-_-__-_--______----MacDougall Creek prospects________________________________________
Report (volume)
Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 910 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1937 PAPERS...separate publication Page (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1937, by P. S. Smith (published in May 1939...(B) Platinum deposits of the Goodnews Bay district, Alaska, by J. B. Mertie, Jr. (published in January..._________________ 115 (C) Fineness of gold from Alaska placers, by P. S. Smith, (published in 1941)._...publications on Alaska. _ On back of plate 1 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATE 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas
Report (issue)
880 B BY FRED H. MOFFIT Mineral resources of Alaska, 1935 (Pages 97-109) "\\ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT..._______________________________________________ Bremner Mining Co.____________-______-__-_-_-_____-____Yellow..._ Chisana district.__________________________________________________ Chistpchina district.-______--__________... ILLUSTRATION FIGURE 4. Sketch map of Golconda Creek and vicinity..______________ II Page 100 By FRED...chief mining sections of Alaska and for that reason merits the attention it has received from mining engineers
Report (issue)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1925 MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1925 By FRED H. MOFFIT INTRODUCTION...in the investigation of the mineral resources of Alaska, describing the mineral deposits, and presenting...prompt publication of notes on the more important mining developments of the year and of the principal results...investigations which may be of immediate use to the mining public. The papers included in this volume are...report on the geology and mineral resources of a district makes possible its publication with much greater
Report (issue)
MINING ON SEWARD PENINSULA. By GEORGE L. HARKINGTON. PLACER MINING. SUMMARY OP MINING CONDITIONS. During...Seward Peninsula were generally favorable for placer mining until the later part of September and the first...dredges and a few of the larger plants continuing mining after that date and most of the latter working...recovered through some of the various methods of placer mining. No information was ob tamed regarding the saving...as in previous years as a by-product of placer mining for gold. Difficulty had been experienced in marketing
Report (issue)
Director. Bulletin 868 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1934 BY...separate publication] Page (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1934, by P. S. Smith (published Jan. 25, 1936)_______...3. 4. Topographic map of Kodiak and vicinity, Alaska. ___________ Geologic map of Kodiak and vicini...upper Ugak Bay_ _______________________ 7. Kodiak, Alaska, in August 1912, several months after the explosion...sketch map of the Kaiyuh Hills and part of the Ruby district- ______________________________________________
Report (volume)
Placer Deposits of Alaska By EDWARD H. COBB GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374 An inventory of the...the placer mines and prospects of Alaska, their history and geologic setting UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...and method of presentation __ Definitions _-____ Alaska Peninsula region Aleutian Islands region ________...Anchorage district _ Redoubt district ___-_ _ Valdez Creek district __ _ Willow Creek district Yentna district...district _____________ _ ____ __________ _____ Copper River region __ _ _ _ Chistochina district Nelchina
Report (issue)
NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-169A This report...NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA (To accompany open-file map 77-169A) By E. M....eastern southern Alaska. The table and accompanying map -are part of the Regional Alaska Minerals Resource...Resource Assessment Program (RAMRAP).for. southern Alaska. They are based on an extensive literature search...Geological Survey and information derived from the Alaska Minerals Resource Appraisal Program (AMRAP) were
Report (issue)
Director °\ Bulletin 880 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1935 ...separate publication] Page (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1935, by P. S. Smith (published in March 1937)...Capps (published in January 1938). Ill (D) The Eska Creek coal deposits, Matanuska Valley, by Ralph Tuck (published...publications on Alaska..___0n back of plate 1 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATB 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas...covered by selected available reports and maps of Alaska.._-______----___________ In pocket 2. Reconnaissance
Report (volume)
Director Bulletin 745 THE KOTSINA-KUSKULANA DISTRICT ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT AND J. B. MERTIE, JR.... Moffit______________^____________ Location and area __ _ _ ___ __ Previous work _______ _______________________...Mofflt and J. B. Mertie, jr___________ SL History of mining development _ _ ____ 82 Character of the copper...__ _ Amy Creek ___ _ Rock Creek________________________ _ Lime Creek-_______ Roaring Creek ____ _ ___...___ __ Peacock Creek ______ __ _ _______ _ Shower Gulch_____ ___ Surprise Creek____ _ True Blue claim____
Report (issue)
Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 857 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1932 BY...WASHINGTON : 1934 CONTENTS Page Mineral industry of Alaska in 1932, by P. S. Smith____________ Selected list...placer-gold production from Alaska, by P. S. Smith___ The Curry district, by Ralph Tuck_____________________...Tuck_____________________ Notes on the geology of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, by S. R. Capps__________...________ Core drilling for coal in the Moose Creek area, by G. A. Waring____ Index_____________ ___ _
 
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