The Chicken Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,699 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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.0833, -141.92500
Map: View on Google Maps
Chicken Creek MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Chicken Creek
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Myers Fork
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Stonehouse Creek
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Switch Creek
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Lost Chicken Pup
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Lost Chicken Creek
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Albet Mine
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Gold
                
                            
                Tertiary: Tungsten
                
                            
                Tertiary: Silver
                
                        
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
                    
                                    
                        Type: Patented
                    
                            
Workings
Not available
Ownership
                Owner Name: Alaska Gold Co.
                Company ID: 5001254
                Info Year: 1983
                Owner Name: Albett Mining Co.
                Company ID: 5001254
                Info Year: 1983
                Owner Name: Robert Ditman
                Company ID: 5001254
                Info Year: 1981
                Owner Name: Daack, A. J.
                Company ID: 5001254
                Percent: 1.00
                Home Office: Oregon
                Info Year: 1977
                Owner Name: R. S. And Muriel Mccombe
                Company ID: 5001254
                Percent: 21.00
                Home Office: Alaska
                Info Year: 1977
                Owner Name: U. V. Industries
                Company ID: 5001254
                Percent: 11.00
                Home Office: Washington
                Info Year: 1977
                Owner Name: Bayless, Howard
                Company ID: 5001254
                Percent: 9.00
                Home Office: Alaska
                Info Year: 1979
                Owner Name: Bill Meldrum
                Company ID: 5001254
                Percent: 35.00
                Home Office: Alaska
                Info Year: 1977
Production
                        			
                Year: 1963
                Description: 2201   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1963
                Description: 410,373 Yards Processed.        11245   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1962
                Description: 2184   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1962
                Description: 317,857 Yards Processed.        10926   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1961
                Description: 1208   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1961
                Description: 352,215 Yards Processed.         5668   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1960
                Description: 1093   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1960
                Description: 538,318 Yards Processed.         4818   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1959
                Description: 183   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1959
                Description: 81,696 Yards Processed.          838   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1958
                Description: 23   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1958
                Description: 3,193 Yards Processed.          109   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1957
                Description: 132   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1957
                Description: 28,462 Yards Processed.          616   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1956
                Description: 80   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1956
                Description: 100 Yards Processed.          396   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1955
                Description: 30   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1955
                Description: 5,000 Yards Processed.          129   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1954
                Description: 153   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1954
                Description: 2,000 Yards Processed.          713   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1953
                Description: 223   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1953
                Description: 2,222 Yards Processed.         1024   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1952
                Description: 249   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1952
                Description: 5,000 Yards Processed.         1197   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1951
                Description: 248   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1951
                Description: 16,116 Yards Processed.         1215   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1950
                Description: 329   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1950
                Description: 40,066 Yards Processed.         1678   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1949
                Description: 106   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1949
                Description: 10,440 Yards Processed.          623   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1948
                Description: 68   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1948
                Description: 4,600 Yards Processed.          384   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1947
                Description: 148   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1947
                Description: 12,490 Yards Processed.          697   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1946
                Description: 82   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1946
                Description: 1,000 Yards Processed.          387   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1945
                Description: 439   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1945
                Description: 82   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1943
                Description: 101   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1943
                Description: 26   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1942
                Description: 40   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1942
                Description: 198   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1941
                Description: 64   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1941
                Description: 261   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1936
                Description: 304   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1936
                Description: 115,570 Yards Processed.         1888   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1932
                Description: 9   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1935
                Description: 216   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1931
                Description: 15   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1930
                Description: 24   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1929
                Description: 3   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1929
                Description: 14   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1928
                Description: 9   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1928
                Description: 163   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1927
                Description: 4   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1926
                Description: 25   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1925
                Description: 52   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1924
                Description: 2,944 Yards Processed.          225   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1923
                Description: 5,667 Yards Processed.          134   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1922
                Description: 3,000 Yards Processed.          380   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1921
                Description: 6,942 Yards Processed.          394   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1920
                Description: 470 Yards Processed.           95   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1919
                Description: 3   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1919
                Description: 21   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1918
                Description: 6   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1918
                Description: 239 Yards Processed.           41   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1917
                Description: 49   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1917
                Description: 2,325 Yards Processed.          310   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1916
                Description: 2,261 Yards Processed.          386   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1915
                Description: 96 Yards Processed.           62   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1907
                Description: 6   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1907
                Description: Production Reported           43   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1964
                Description: 304,793 Yards Processed.        10186   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1964
                Description: 1985   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1965
                Description: 231,009 Yards Processed.         6402   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1965
                Description: 1215   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1966
                Description: 319,267 Yards Processed.         6509   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1966
                Description: 1345   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
                    
Deposit
                            Record Type: Site
                Operation Category: Past Producer
                Operation Type: Placer
                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
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Comments
Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: ALBET MINING CO.- JOHN H. BAYLESS DRAWER F COPPER CENTER, ALASKA 99573
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                                        Reference (Deposit): B910A                p. 54 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B917A                p. 54 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B880A                p. 43 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-318 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-224 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-206 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-123 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-034 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-178 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-171 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): P610                 p. 27 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): GC16                 p. 2 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Deposit): GC9                  p. 33 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B.  BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): SR38                 p. 25 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING, 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP. 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS. 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989.  AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Deposit): B480j                pp. 169-170 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B442n                p. 244 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B379b                p. 53 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B375                 pp. 35, 37-38, 40 
                                                                
            
                
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                                        Reference (Deposit): TDM2                 p. 20 
                                                                
            
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