The Slate Creek Discovery is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 551 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 551 Feet (168 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.4181, -157.90220
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Slate Creek Discovery MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Slate Creek Discovery
Secondary: Slate Creek Nos. 4-12 Above
Secondary: Sss Association
Secondary: Star Association
Secondary: Gold Placer 1-4
Secondary: Votila
Secondary: Harry Brink
Secondary: Minnie Brink
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1951
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 105 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 133,000 Yards Processed. 525 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 134 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 80,000 Yards Processed. 775 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 99 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 66,000 Yards Processed. 653 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 322 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1946
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 (Reference): WILLIAMS, 1951, P. 2 (UNPB TDM-IR)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-045B
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 253, 255, 266
Reference (Deposit): B754 p. 112
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 222-223
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370901 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390810 pp. 3-4
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400819 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): MR73-4 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): C255 p. 15
Reference (Deposit): RI5991 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): BMOF6-69 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): MF363
Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 p. 49
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