Chistochina River, Middle Fork

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

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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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