The Chistochina River, Middle Fork is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,652 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: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.1361, -144.64440
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Chistochina River, Middle Fork MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chistochina River, Middle Fork
Secondary: Bedrock Creek
Secondary: Kraemer Creek
Secondary: Limestone Creek
Secondary: Golden Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Ranchers Exploration And Development Co.
Company ID: 5001275
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1986
Production
Year: 1947
Description: Production Reported 5 Troy Ounces Gold
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 (Production): USGS CRIB A002138. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1961: 260 OZ AU, 16 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). USGS CRIB A002173
References
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-026
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-126
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-149
Reference (Deposit): B379i p. 157
Reference (Deposit): B480g p. 126
Reference (Deposit): B498 p. 78
Reference (Deposit): B692f p. 137
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 26-27
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B880B pp. 105-106
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B943B pp. 29, 34-40
Reference (Deposit): B989D pp. 191, 194
Reference (Deposit): GR28 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): MF414
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