Talkeetna

The Talkeetna is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,298 feet.

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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: 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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