Chandalar Area

The Chandalar Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Chandalar Area
Secondary: Tobin Creek
Secondary: Little Squaw Creek
Secondary: Big Squaw Creek
Secondary: St. Mary's Gulch
Secondary: Big Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chandalar District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Little Squaw Gold Mining Co.

Owner Name: Canadian Barranca Corp., Ltd.
Home Office: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1984
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BULK SAMPLING YIELDS OF 0.0275-0.04 TOZ/CU. YD.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Monazite
Gangue: Scheelite
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): UNCONFIRMED COMPANY REPORTS OF RESERVES OF 100,000 TO 500,000 TOZ (1984)

Comment (Production): THERE MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN PRODUCTION IN 1970'S

Comment (Deposit): CREEK AND BENCH PLACERS MELO TOGETHER AND ARE HARD TO DISTINGUISH. GOLD AT AU LEVELS OF GRAVELS, NOT JUST AT BASE.

Comment (Geology): REG.COM: QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST

Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 40 SQ MI. AREA OF INTEREST IS ALONG TOBIN AND LITTLE SQUAW CREEKS, NE OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1374, P. 113-114

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-340, P. 12, 43-44, 59, 69

Reference (Production): USGS BULLETIN 1374, P. 113. ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL MARCH 1984, P. 31

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