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Cheechako No.1

The Cheechako No.1 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,801 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

Name: Cheechako No.1

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.0569, -147.47500

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Satelite image of the Cheechako No.1

Cheechako No.1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cheechako No.1
Secondary: Newsboy
Secondary: Moore-Sheldon
Secondary: Mother Lode
Secondary: Steil
Secondary: Silver Saddle
Secondary: Silver Spur
Secondary: S&M

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: H. R. Mckibben
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Sheldon,John
Percent: 80.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): NEWSBOY MINE MAY HAVE PRODUCED SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ORE. PROD. RECORDS ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED (B 849 P. 86). USGS CRIB A001841 USGS CRIB A001878 USGS CRIB A001881 USGS CRIB A001836

References

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 11

Reference (Deposit): OF42 pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): OF42 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B542i pp. 172-176

Reference (Deposit): B525b pp. 187-190

Reference (Deposit): B520c pp. 31-32

Reference (Deposit): B442m p. 221

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-274

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-217

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-216

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-212

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-208

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-204

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-122

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-045

Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 30, 49, 63, 75, 85-89

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 238

Reference (Deposit): B592q pp. 340-341

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