The Sledge Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Sledge Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sledge Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ARBITRARILY CHOSEN POINT ON CREEK, PLACER CLAIMS ON BOTH FORKS AND ON N BANK AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): DRIFT MINING IN 1916, NO OTHER DATA ON ACTIVITY
Comment (Deposit): AU AND SCHEELITE IN STREAM GRAVELS 50 FT WIDE, 1 FT DEEP, AND 1/2 MILE LONG.
Comment (Geology): 2-FT WIDE QUARTZ VEIN EXPOSED IN CUT CONSISTED OF ORTHOCLASE PLUS IRON-STAINED QUARTZ WITH NO VISIBLE AU OR SULFIDES; ATTITUDE: N 40 DEGREES, 70 DEGREES E.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4174, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 722, P. 249.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 454.
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