Slate Creek Discovery

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Silver, Tungsten
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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233878
MRDS ID A001400
MAS/MILS ID 0020730029
Record type Site
Current site name Slate Creek Discovery
Alternate or previous names Slate Creek Nos. 4-12 Above, Sss Association, Star Association, Gold Placer 1-4, Votila, Harry Brink, Minnie Brink

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -157.90513, 62.4175 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
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

Iditarod B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 027 N 047 W 24 SESWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -157.90513, 62.4175

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 1946

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1946
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1555.17g
  • Year 1946
    Description 322 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10015.32g
  • Year 1947
    Description 99 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3079.24g
  • Year 1947
    Description 66,000 Yards Processed. 653 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20310.57g
  • Year 1949
    Description 134 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4167.86g
  • Year 1949
    Description 80,000 Yards Processed. 775 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24105.19g
  • Year 1950
    Description 105 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3265.86g
  • Year 1950
    Description 133,000 Yards Processed. 525 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16329.32g
  • Year 1951
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1951
    Description 26 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 808.69g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 073-045B

  • Deposit

    B642l pp. 253, 255, 266

  • Deposit

    B754 p. 112

  • Deposit

    B864A p. 37

  • Deposit

    B864C pp. 222-223

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 37

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 370901 p. 8

  • Deposit

    B897A p. 49

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 50

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 390810 pp. 3-4

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 400819 p. 2

  • Deposit

    B926A p. 45

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 43

  • Deposit

    MR73-4 p. 4

  • Deposit

    C255 p. 15

  • Deposit

    RI5991 p. 17

  • Deposit

    BMOF6-69 p. 6

  • Deposit

    MF363

  • Deposit

    OF76-576 p. 49

Comments on the references

  • WILLIAMS, 1951, P. 2 (UNPB TDM-IR)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.