Slate Creek Placer

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

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Slate Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hot Springs

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Anderson, William
Years: 1975 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
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

Analytical Data: FINENESS ABOUT 915 PARTS AU
Analytical Data: 7.3 GLM3 AU, .69 GLM3 AG.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Barite
Unknown: Copper

Comments

Comment (Development): MINING 1902-16, 1926-39, AND AS RECENTLY AS 1975. MINING BY DRIFTING AND GROUNDSLUICING. MINED IN 1975 BY BULLDOZER.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 44. MOST OF MINING 2 MILES ABOVE MOUTH. SLATE CREEK IS A TRIBUTARY TO MINOOK CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): CREEK PLACER ABOUT 26 FT. DEEP; GOLD IN BASAL 3 FT. OF GRAVEL AND IN CREVICES IN TOP 1.5 FT. OF BEDROCK OVER A 50 FT. WIDTH. BENCH PLACER 15-20 FT. ABOVE CREEK ON NW SIDE; 5 FT. OF WELL WORN GRAVEL AND BOULDERS OVERLAIN BY 10 FT. OF MUCK.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 250 FT. PER MILE. CREEK 4 MILES LONG AND FLOWS NE INTO MINOOK CREEK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Geology): VALLEY NARROW AND V SHAPED IN LOWER PART AND MORE OPEN IN HEADWATER REGION. BEDROCK STRIKES NE. COUNTRY ROCK CONSIDERABLY METAMORPHOSED. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK COMPOSED OF SHEARED OR SCHISTOSE CHERT; BLACK, MAROON, AND GREEN SLATE AND PHYLLITE; AND LIMESTONE IN THE LOWER VALLEY; BEDROCK CUT BY MANY QUARTZ VEINS AND IS FRACTURED. ; REG.COM: GOLD THOUGHT TO BE DERIVED FROM QUARTZ VEINS CUTTING COUNTRY ROCK.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 844-D, P. 165, 187-88

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 337, P. 65, 81-82, 98-99.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 85-213, P. 42-43.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (B-1), LOC. 44

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