The Sawmill Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 899 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: 899 Feet (274 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.8878, -149.25420
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Sawmill Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sawmill Creek
Secondary: Slate Creek
Secondary: Kenailu Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Kirsten 1 and 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Roy Roen
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1906
Description: Total Reported Production 25 Oz. Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): REF. POINT LOCATION IS ON SLATE CREEK ABOUT 0.9 KM SOUTH OF TURNAGAIN ARM. OTHER OCCURRENCES ARE LOCATED ON SAWMILL CR. 1.6 KM FROM TURNAGAIN ARM, AND ON THE BEACH E. OF MOUTH OF SLATE CREEK. Workings consist of a reported 21 m.-long adit.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-169
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-317
Reference (Deposit): AR20d p. 306
Reference (Deposit): B259g p. 98
Reference (Deposit): B277a pp. 43, 47
Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 163
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 172-173
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp. (Locality S-312).
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