Slate Creek

The Slate Creek 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: Slate Creek  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 63.16667, -144.83333

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Slate Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Slate Creek
Secondary: Algren and Associates
Secondary: California
Secondary: Coles
Secondary: Jacobson
Secondary: Kramer and Levell
Secondary: Elmer
Secondary: Walker and Watkins
Secondary: Goldfield Consolidated Mining Co.
Secondary: Hobbs Enterprises
Secondary: Kreamer
Secondary: Leavell and Hemper
Secondary: M.E.W. Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Mc Dowell
Secondary: Meyer and Prolig
Secondary: Monte Cristo Mining Co.
Secondary: Schroeder
Secondary: Slate Creek Mining Co.
Secondary: Slate Creek Placer
Secondary: Inc.
Secondary: Sundt
Secondary: Tacoma


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum


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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): DISCOVERED IN 1900


References

Reference (Deposit): 18) BROOKS, 1921, P. 38 (B714)

Reference (Deposit): 19) BROOKS AND MARTIN, 1921, P. 71 (B714)

Reference (Deposit): 20) BROOKS, 1922, P. 23, 39 (B722)

Reference (Deposit): 21) BROOKS, 1923, P. 13, 23 (B739)

Reference (Deposit): 31) SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 28 (B844-A)

Reference (Deposit): MENDENHALL AND SCHRADER, 1903A, P. 49, 53-54 (P15)

Reference (Deposit): MENDENHALL, 1903, P. 71-73 (B213)

Reference (Deposit): MENDENHALL, 1905, P. 111-112 (P41)

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, 1904, P. 47 (B225)

Reference (Deposit): 5) PURINGTON, 1905B, P. 207 (B263)

Reference (Deposit): 6) MOFFIT, 1909, P. 157 (B379)

Reference (Deposit): 7) BROOKS, 1910, P. 42 (B442)

Reference (Deposit): 17) MARTIN, 1919, P. 21, 30-31

Reference (Deposit): 22) BROOKS AND CAPPS, 1924, P. 28 (B755)

Reference (Deposit): 23) BROOKS, 1925, P. 30 (B773)

Reference (Deposit): 24) SMITH, P. S., 1926, P. 12, 25 (B783)

Reference (Deposit): 25) MOFFIT, 1927B, P. 33 (B792)

Reference (Deposit): 26) SMITH, P. S., 1929, P. 16, 40 (B797)

Reference (Deposit): 27) SMITH, P. S., 1930A, P. 22 (B810)

Reference (Deposit): 28) SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 24 (B813)

Reference (Deposit): 29) SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 28 (B824)

Reference (Deposit): 30) SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 28 (B836)

Reference (Deposit): 8) MOFFIT, 1911, P. 124-125 (B480)

Reference (Deposit): 9) MOFFIT, 1912A, P. 56, 70-74 (B498)

Reference (Deposit): 10) BROOKS, 1912A, P. 37 (B520)

Reference (Deposit): 11) BROOKS, 1913, P. 43 (B542)

Reference (Deposit): 12) BROOKS, 1915, P. 45 (B622)

Reference (Deposit): 13) BROOKS, 1916A, P. 54 (B642)

Reference (Deposit): 14) SMITH, S.S., 1917B, P. 33 (BMB 153)

Reference (Deposit): 15) BROOKS, 1918, P. 21-22, 43 (B662)

Reference (Deposit): 16) BROOKS, 1919, P. 96 (B666)

Reference (Deposit): 32) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 26-27 (B857-A)

Reference (Deposit): 33) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 30 (B864-A)

Reference (Deposit): 34) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 31 (B868-A)

Reference (Deposit): 35) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 35 (B880-A)

Reference (Deposit): 36) MOFFIT, 1937, P. 1


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