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Slate Creek Placer

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002765
MRDS ID A015223
Record type Site
Current site name Slate Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.18363, 65.3613 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF RAMPART

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanana B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-371, LOC. 44. MOST OF MINING 2 MILES ABOVE MOUTH. SLATE CREEK IS A TRIBUTARY TO MINOOK CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Barite Gangue
Copper Unknown

Analytical data

Result FINENESS ABOUT 915 PARTS AU
Result 7.3 GLM3 AU, .69 GLM3 AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • VALLEY NARROW AND V SHAPED IN LOWER PART AND MORE OPEN IN HEADWATER REGION. BEDROCK STRIKES NE. COUNTRY ROCK CONSIDERABLY METAMORPHOSED. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK COMPOSED OF SHEARED OR SCHISTOSE CHERT; BLACK, MAROON, AND GREEN SLATE AND PHYLLITE; AND LIMESTONE IN THE LOWER VALLEY; BEDROCK CUT BY MANY QUARTZ VEINS AND IS FRACTURED. ; REG.COM: GOLD THOUGHT TO BE DERIVED FROM QUARTZ VEINS CUTTING COUNTRY ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1902

Mining district

District name Hot Springs

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Anderson, William
    First year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2.2HA

Comments on development

  • MINING 1902-16, 1926-39, AND AS RECENTLY AS 1975. MINING BY DRIFTING AND GROUNDSLUICING. MINED IN 1975 BY BULLDOZER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 250 FT. PER MILE. CREEK 4 MILES LONG AND FLOWS NE INTO MINOOK CREEK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit CREEK PLACER ABOUT 26 FT. DEEP; GOLD IN BASAL 3 FT. OF GRAVEL AND IN CREVICES IN TOP 1.5 FT. OF BEDROCK OVER A 50 FT. WIDTH. BENCH PLACER 15-20 FT. ABOVE CREEK ON NW SIDE; 5 FT. OF WELL WORN GRAVEL AND BOULDERS OVERLAIN BY 10 FT. OF MUCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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