The Slate Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,901 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: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.1683, -144.83750
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Slate Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Slate Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ranchers Exploration And Development Corp.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1919
Description: 28,650 Yards Processed. 1551 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 148 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 23,666 Yards Processed. 1726 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 163 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 31,631 Yards Processed. 1902 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 6,900 Yards Processed. 1858 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 1,111 Yards Processed. 1935 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1920
Description: 43,155 Yards Processed. 3175 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 145 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 65,000 Yards Processed. 3096 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 525 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 1011 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 19,000 Yards Processed. 673 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 552 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 739 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 148 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 26,000 Yards Processed. 372 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 43,827 Yards Processed. 575 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 49,378 Yards Processed. 980 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 53,980 Yards Processed. 643 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 9,530 Yards Processed. 316 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 523 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 63 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 134 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 56,420 Yards Processed. 1350 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 40,792 Yards Processed. 788 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 94,000 Yards Processed. 1129 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 1451 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1209 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1923
Description: 55,000 Yards Processed. 1915 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1969
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1968
Description: 100 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 100 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 504 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 898 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 194 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 2134 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 323 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 50,290 Yards Processed. 3449 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 82 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 868 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002183
Comment (Production): WORK DURING 1979 SEASON CONSISTED OF MOVING 75000 CU. YDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 33-34
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B943B pp. 29, 31-33
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 39-40
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B379i p. 157
Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B480g pp. 124-125
Reference (Deposit): B498 pp. 56, 70-74
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B880B p. 105
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-031
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-064
Reference (Deposit): GR28 pp. 23-25, 37
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B989D pp. 191-193
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 26-27
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 31
Reference (Deposit): MF414
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-29
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-087
Reference (Deposit): B213 pp. 71-73
Reference (Deposit): P15 pp. 49, 53-54
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 47
Reference (Deposit): P41 pp. 111-112
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 207
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 21-22, 43
Reference (Deposit): B666P p. 96
Reference (Deposit): B692
Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 21, 30-31
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 71
Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 23, 39
Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 13, 23
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 12, 25
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 16, 40
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 24
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-012
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