Chicken Creek

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

Name: Chicken Creek

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.0833, -141.92500

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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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: ALBET MINING CO.- JOHN H. BAYLESS DRAWER F COPPER CENTER, ALASKA 99573

References

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 170, 173, 175-177

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B284l pp. 125-126

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 54, 208

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 46-51

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-318

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-224

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-206

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-123

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-201

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-052

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-046

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-043

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-041

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-034

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-023

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-021

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-008

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-006

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-129

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-128

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-127

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-178

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-171

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): GC16 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 222

Reference (Deposit): GC9 p. 33

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55

Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, J.C. REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ITINERARY OF J.C.

Reference (Deposit): REP. IR 60-2, 1949, 2 PP.

Reference (Deposit): FORTYMILE DISTRICT IN 1929. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES INVEST

Reference (Deposit): MINER. REP. MR 60-3, 1950, 5 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WIMMLER, N.L. NOTES ON PLACER MINING ACTIVITY IN THE

Reference (Deposit): FAIRBANKS RECORDING DISTRICT. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): REP. MR60-4, 1953, 10 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, J.A. MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): FAIRBANKS PRECINCT, 1953. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER.

Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): SAUNDERS, R.H. MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR, DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

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.

Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAUOF

Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. B-53

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 69, 72-74

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MF393

Reference (Deposit): B1312M p. 5

Reference (Deposit): B1271G p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B1281 p. 17

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): MINES INVEST. REP. IR 60-1, 1949, 9 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MINES IN THE FORTYMILE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, ASSOCIATE MINING ENGINEER, TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 41, 1988, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1987. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., C.B. GREEN, R.J. PETERSON, AND A.F. SEWARD.

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 40, 1987, P. 27.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1986. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., C.B. GREEN, J. DEAGEN, AND C.L. DANIELS.

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 39, 1986, P. 25.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1985. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., G.R. EAKINS, C.B. GREEN, AND L.L. LUECK.

Reference (Deposit): 1985, P. 25.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO 47, 1993, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): AND M.G. NELSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1992. AK. DIV.

Reference (Deposit): SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 46, 1992, PP. 33-34.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1991. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.E. WOOD, AND A.H. CLOUGH.

Reference (Deposit): 1984. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 38,

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B827 p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B813c pp. 137-138

Reference (Deposit): SPEC. REP. NO. 45, 1991, PP. 30-31.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1990. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV.

Reference (Deposit): SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, AND J. WOOD. ALASKA'S

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1990, P. 34.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): GALLAGHER, AND M.S. ROBINSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY,

Reference (Deposit): EAKINS, G.R., T.K. BUNDTZEN, L.L. LUECK, C.B. GREEN, J.L.

Reference (Deposit): INDUST. RES. LAB., UAF FAIRBANKS, AK., 1979.

Reference (Deposit): STATES SMELTING AND MINING CO. FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. MINER.

Reference (Deposit): BOSWELL, J.C. HISTORY OF ALASKAN OPERATIONS OF UNITED

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 592, 1914, P. 361.

Reference (Deposit): CHAPIN, T. PLACER MINING IN THE YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B345j p. 184

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B542j pp. 214-215

Reference (Deposit): B520l p. 214

Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 169-170

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B375 pp. 35, 37-38, 40

Reference (Deposit): B345k p. 197

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 45

Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 20

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