Slate Creek

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

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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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