McKinley Lake Property

The McKinley Lake Property is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 607 feet.

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: McKinley Lake Property
Secondary: Sky
Secondary: Lucky Strike Mining Co.
Secondary: Alaska Lucky Strike Inc.
Secondary: Uno
Secondary: Pioneer
Secondary: Rhine, Victor
Secondary: High Sky
Secondary: C and R
Secondary: Bear Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: E. S. Malone, Heney, And Simpson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1907

Owner Name: Chase
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1925

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings consist of seven adits: Upper Lucky Strike - 41.2m. of workings. Bohunk - 65.5m. of workings. Stringer Incline - 23.8m. of workings and 4.9m. shaft. Lower Lucky Strike - 163.4m. of workings Porcupine - Unknown length. Unnamed - 28.3m. of workings. Finlander - Unknown length. Open cut - 12.2m. of workings.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-001

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-103

Reference (Deposit): B542e p. 79

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): MF392

Reference (Deposit): OF79-973 75pp.

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363pp.

Reference (Deposit): MR96-1 15pp

Reference (Deposit): PE96-0 8pp

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp.71-72

Reference (Deposit): MR96-2 19pp.

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218pp., (Locality c-8)

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