The Sleigh Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Sleigh Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sleigh Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nelchina
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Placer claim. Placer gold reportedly found in 1913 (Martin and Mertie, 1914).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Martin and Mertie, 1914
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Alluvial deposits.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Martin G.C., and Mertie, J.B., 1914, Mineral resources of the upper Matanuska and Nelchina valleys, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-H, p. 273-299, map.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-716, 63 p.
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