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Slate Creek Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000582
MRDS ID A011031
Record type Site
Current site name Slate Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.04663, 67.21858 (WGS84)
Elevation 427

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.04663, 67.21858
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS MICA SCHIST, SLATE, AND PHYLLITE CUT BY ALTERED DIORITE DIKES AND QUARTZ BODIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1899

Mining district

District name Koyukok District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • ROCKERS GAVE 3 TO 4 DOLLARS PER DAY (DOWNSTREAM) AND 8 DOLLAR PER DAY (OLD PRICE).

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY WAS ACTIVE AT LEAST IN 1899-1900, INTERMITTANTLY TO 1909(?), 1937-39. MINED BY HAND, HYDRAULICKED; BULLDOZER AND SLUICE PLATE (1974). SOME ACTIVITY AROUND 1964.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAVELS CORE THIN; MOST PRODUCTION DOWNSTREAM FROM JUNCTION WITH MYRTLE CK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1984 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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