McKallick Chichagof Mines

The McKallick Chichagof Mines is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 679 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: McKallick Chichagof Mines
Secondary: Flora
Secondary: Pluto
Secondary: Oo-Bee
Secondary: Vulcan
Secondary: McKallick Chichagof Gold Mines
Secondary: Lillian & Princella

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Alaska
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reference): NELSON, 1931, 2P. (AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)

Comment (Deposit): MS957 A & B DIFFERENT CLAIM GROUPS ACTIVE 1910 TO 1976, 1931 TO 1941 AND 1941 TO 1967. YEARS APPROXIMATE. 2 PAT. CLAIMS 1976. 255FT DRIFTS & 26FT WINZE THOUGHT TO BE EXTENSION OF THREE SHORT ADITS; MANY TRENCHES AND OPENCUTS. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ IN SHEAR ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP. USGS CRIB A003121

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-016

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-065

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-067

Reference (Deposit): B504 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B692e p. 119

Reference (Deposit): PE114-6

Reference (Deposit): B929 p. 132

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 470727 pp. 4-6

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 138-139

Reference (Deposit): MF467

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