Slate Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136424
MRDS ID A003901
MAS/MILS ID 0020300049
Record type Site
Current site name Slate Creek
Alternate or previous names Myrtle Creek, Glacier, June, Marie, Edith, Horse-Swede, Mabel Assn., Clara

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.0519, 67.22029 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 028 N 011 W 30 SENWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.0519, 67.22029

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1921

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Miscovich, Andrew W.
    ID 5000881
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lytle, William R.
    ID 5000881
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gary Kranenburg
    ID 5000881
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mitchell Fleming
    ID 5000881
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pete Mostowitz
    ID 5000881
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Marie C. Mead
    ID 5000881
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner James Aldridge
    ID 5000881
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: ANDREW W. MISCOVICH P.O. BOX 1489 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 456-6107

Production statistics

  • Year 1921
    Description 585 Yards Processed. 86 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2674.89g
  • Year 1922
    Description 1,811 Yards Processed. 46 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1430.76g
  • Year 1923
    Description 1,100 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1337.44g
  • Year 1924
    Description 106 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3296.96g
  • Year 1954
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 248.82g
  • Year 1954
    Description 1,800 Yards Processed. 81 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2519.38g
  • Year 1955
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 311.03g
  • Year 1955
    Description 111 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3452.48g
  • Year 1961
    Description 16 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 497.65g
  • Year 1961
    Description 18,000 Yards Processed. 166 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5163.17g
  • Year 1962
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1555.17g
  • Year 1962
    Description 25,000 Yards Processed. 520 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16173.81g
  • Year 1963
    Description 12,800 Yards Processed. 322 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10015.32g
  • Year 1963
    Description 31 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 964.2g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF SLATE CREEK AND MYRTLE CREEK. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON SLATE AND MYRTLE CREEKS. 1394 OZ AU, 121 OZ AG PRODUCED FROM SLATE CREEK AS OF 1963. 9421 OZ AU, 857 OZ AG PRODUCED FROM MYRTLE CREEK AS OF 1957. UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY SLATE CREEK MINE (PAUL & JIM HUNT) LEASED FROM LLOYD SWENSON (SR 48).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-95 Clm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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