The Slate Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.2206, -150.04860
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Slate Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Slate Creek
Secondary: Myrtle Creek
Secondary: Glacier
Secondary: June
Secondary: Marie
Secondary: Edith
Secondary: Horse-Swede
Secondary: Mabel Assn.
Secondary: Clara
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: James Aldridge
Company ID: 5000881
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Marie C. Mead
Company ID: 5000881
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Pete Mostowitz
Company ID: 5000881
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Mitchell Fleming
Company ID: 5000881
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Gary Kranenburg
Company ID: 5000881
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Lytle, William R.
Company ID: 5000881
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Miscovich, Andrew W.
Company ID: 5000881
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1963
Description: 12,800 Yards Processed. 322 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 25,000 Yards Processed. 520 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 18,000 Yards Processed. 166 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 111 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 1,800 Yards Processed. 81 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,100 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,811 Yards Processed. 46 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 585 Yards Processed. 86 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF SLATE CREEK AND MYRTLE CREEK. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON SLATE AND MYRTLE CREEKS. 1394 OZ AU, 121 OZ AG PRODUCED FROM SLATE CREEK AS OF 1963. 9421 OZ AU, 857 OZ AG PRODUCED FROM MYRTLE CREEK AS OF 1957. UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY SLATE CREEK MINE (PAUL & JIM HUNT) LEASED FROM LLOYD SWENSON (SR 48).
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: ANDREW W. MISCOVICH P.O. BOX 1489 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 456-6107
References
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 59
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 59
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 65
Reference (Deposit): MR194-7 pp. 91-94
Reference (Deposit): B532 pp. 86-89
Reference (Deposit): B442q pp. 291-292, 298-300
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 45
Reference (Deposit): P20 pp. 92, 102
Reference (Deposit): AR21d pp. 483-485
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-026
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-015
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-010
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-007
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-006
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-114
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-064
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-026
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 59
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, PP. 5, 16, 22.
Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 56
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