| Deposit ID | 10000494 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010680 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mikado Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Little Mikado, Mikado Vein System |
| Geographic coordinates: | -148.25329, 67.53723 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ONE OF SEVERAL LODES AROUND LITTLE SQUAW PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chandalar C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Chandalar N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chandalar C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -148.25329, 67.53723 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Year of last production | 1984 |
| District name | Chandalar District |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Remarks | Entry carried over from Old MRDS or added later (i.e. it did not originate in ARDF) | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010680 |
USGS OFR 76-340, P. 48
USGS OFR 83-278, P. 48
ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 10
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN VISIBLE GOLD AND LESS THAN 5% SULFIDES |
| Deposit | ACTIVE EXPLORATION AND SMALL PRODUCTION TO PRESENT (?). RECENT LITERATURE, AND ESPECIALLY NEWS NOTES, MAY CONFUSE LITTLE SQUAW AND MIKADO MINES BECAUSE MIKADO IS OWNED BY LITTLE SQUAW MINING CO. THUS REFERENCES TO LITTLE SQUAW PROPERTY MAY REFER TO LITTLE SQUAW MINE OR MIKADO MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-84 | Elliott, R. L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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