Sledge Creek Placer

The Sledge Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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

Name: Sledge Creek Placer  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.63722, -165.51778

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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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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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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