The Talkeetna is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,298 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: 4,298 Feet (1,310 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.8244, -149.25330
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Talkeetna MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Talkeetna
Secondary: Sidney Ridge 1-2
Secondary: Talkeetna Mining & Expl. Co.
Secondary: Talkeetna Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Matanuska Gold Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Fern Gold Mining Co., Inc.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1978
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 (Ownership): TALKEETNA MINE REPORTED TO BE A PART OF FERN MINING CO. (SEE 0020850074) HOLDINGS BY 1954 (B1004).
References
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B592l pp. 267-268
Reference (Deposit): B607 pp. 50, 72-73
Reference (Deposit): B642i p. 200
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-052
Reference (Deposit): B480i p. 148
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 48
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B692j p. 182
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B712f p. 176
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 77
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 11
Reference (Deposit): B849C pp. 169, 183, 188, 222-223
Reference (Deposit): B926C pp. 188-189
Reference (Deposit): B1004 pp. 65, 83
Reference (Deposit): MF409
Reference (Deposit): B714i p. 204
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B755c plate 3
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 42
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