Sawmill Creek

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

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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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