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
Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0569, -147.47500
Map: View on Google Maps
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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