The Chicken Mountain is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,503 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: 1,503 Feet (458 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.3964, -157.98750
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Chicken Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicken Mountain
Secondary: Idaho Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Kenneth C. Dahl
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Owner Name: Bertha E. Stevens
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-044
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 300, 302-303
Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 31, 33, 35
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 69
Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 56-57
Reference (Deposit): B622n p. 257
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 66
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 253, 257, 259, 266
Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 49
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 59
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B739
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 114, 116
Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 14, 19
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 213-215
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): C255 pp. 1-9
Reference (Deposit): P268 p. 107
Reference (Deposit): IC8131 p. 51
Reference (Deposit): RI5991
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 50
Reference (Deposit): BMOF6-69 pp. 6, 9
Reference (Deposit): MF363
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 80
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 852
Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 26
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