The Chicken Creek is a tungsten and 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
Chicken Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicken Creek
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
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
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
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Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE EAGLE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-393.
Reference (Deposit): COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.
Reference (Deposit): JOESTING, H. R., 1943, SUPPLEMENT TO PAMPHLET NO. 1 - STRATEGIC MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN INTERIOR ALASKA: ALASKA DEPT. MINES PAMPHLET 2, 28 P.
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