Talkeetna

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Molybdenum, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185435
MRDS ID A011620
MAS/MILS ID 0020850075
Record type Site
Current site name Talkeetna
Alternate or previous names Sidney Ridge 1-2, Talkeetna Mining & Expl. Co., Talkeetna Gold Mining Co., Matanuska Gold Mining Co.
Related records 10000949

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.25599, 61.82396 (WGS84)
Elevation 1310
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 020 N 001 E 15 SESENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.25599, 61.82396

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fern Gold Mining Co., Inc.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • TALKEETNA MINE REPORTED TO BE A PART OF FERN MINING CO. (SEE 0020850074) HOLDINGS BY 1954 (B1004).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020850075
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011620 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 085-052

  • Deposit

    B480i p. 148

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 29

  • Deposit

    B592l pp. 267-268

  • Deposit

    B607 pp. 50, 72-73

  • Deposit

    B642i p. 200

  • Deposit

    B662b p. 48

  • Deposit

    B692b p. 32

  • Deposit

    B692j p. 182

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 34

  • Deposit

    B712f p. 176

  • Deposit

    B714b p. 77

  • Deposit

    B714i p. 204

  • Deposit

    B755a p. 31

  • Deposit

    B755c plate 3

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 42

  • Deposit

    B792a p. 11

  • Deposit

    B849C pp. 169, 183, 188, 222-223

  • Deposit

    B926C pp. 188-189

  • Deposit

    B1004 pp. 65, 83

  • Deposit

    MF409

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines