Cheechako No.1

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136362
MRDS ID A015422
MAS/MILS ID 0020490037
Record type Site
Current site name Cheechako No.1
Alternate or previous names Newsboy, Moore-Sheldon, Mother Lode, Steil, Silver Saddle, Silver Spur, S&M
Related records 10002930

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.47796, 65.05657 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 003 N 001 E 26 SENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.47796, 65.05657

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sheldon,John
    Interest 80
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner H. R. Mckibben
    Interest 20
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEWSBOY MINE MAY HAVE PRODUCED SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ORE. PROD. RECORDS ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED (B 849 P. 86). USGS CRIB A001841 USGS CRIB A001878 USGS CRIB A001881 USGS CRIB A001836

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUN-85 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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