Mikado Mill

Plant in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Bismuth, 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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281907
MAS/MILS ID 0020310047
Record type Site
Current site name Mikado Mill
Alternate or previous names Little Squaw Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -148.28659, 67.53913 (WGS84)
Elevation 1303
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 031 N 003 W 04 Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -148.28659, 67.53913

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1979
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Little Squaw Gold Mining Co., Inc.
    ID 5000362
    Home office Washington
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Chandalar Development Corp.
    ID 5000362
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Meadowlark Mining Co.
    ID 5000362
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • MILL CAPACITY= 100 TONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/10/1985
MSHA mine ID5000362
Mine name (MSHA)Mikado Mine
Current operatorCdc Partners
Current controller (parent)Footh Douglas
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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