The Slate Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,401 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
Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.21889, -150.04333
Map: View on Google Maps
Slate Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Slate Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyukok District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1899
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
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): PROPERTY WAS ACTIVE AT LEAST IN 1899-1900, INTERMITTANTLY TO 1909(?), 1937-39. MINED BY HAND, HYDRAULICKED; BULLDOZER AND SLUICE PLATE (1974). SOME ACTIVITY AROUND 1964.
Comment (Deposit): GRAVELS CORE THIN; MOST PRODUCTION DOWNSTREAM FROM JUNCTION WITH MYRTLE CK.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS MICA SCHIST, SLATE, AND PHYLLITE CUT BY ALTERED DIORITE DIKES AND QUARTZ BODIES.
Comment (Production): ROCKERS GAVE 3 TO 4 DOLLARS PER DAY (DOWNSTREAM) AND 8 DOLLAR PER DAY (OLD PRICE).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 69, 86-88.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-340, P. 64.
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 532, P. 69.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
