The Slate Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 640 feet.
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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: 640 Feet (195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.3778, -161.17810
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Slate Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Slate Creek
Secondary: Discovery Claim
Secondary: John O'Malley
Secondary: George Wickert
Secondary: W. W. Johnson
Secondary: Wattamuse Mining Company
Secondary: New York Alaska Gold Dredging Co.
Secondary: Nos. 1-14 Above Discovery
Secondary: No. 1 Below Discovery
Secondary: Lower Slate Discovery
Secondary: James A. Bystedt
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Silver
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
Owner Name: Ron Wittom
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Production
Year: 1958
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 7,700 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 401 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 1763 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 666 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 385 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1928
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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Hand mining conducted on Discovery claim
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-008
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-010
Reference (Deposit): MR101-2 pp. 13-15
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370706
Reference (Deposit): MR101-3 p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 59
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 61
Reference (Deposit): MF447
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 47-48
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 112
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 48
Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 p. 46
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 pp. 6-7,13-14,16-17,31,47-48,128-131,13
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