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Slate Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE
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  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 10280560
MRDS ID A011775
MAS/MILS ID 0020680068
Record type Site
Current site name Slate Creek
Related records 10001090

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -144.84019, 63.16798 (WGS84)
Elevation 1189
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 020 S 015 E 22 N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -144.84019, 63.16798
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ranchers Exploration And Development Corp.
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 1,111 Yards Processed. 1935 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 60185.23g
  • Year 1916
    Description 6,900 Yards Processed. 1858 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 57790.26g
  • Year 1917
    Description 163 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5069.86g
  • Year 1917
    Description 31,631 Yards Processed. 1902 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 59158.82g
  • Year 1918
    Description 148 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4603.31g
  • Year 1918
    Description 23,666 Yards Processed. 1726 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 53684.6g
  • Year 1919
    Description 28,650 Yards Processed. 1551 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 48241.49g
  • Year 1919
    Description 145 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4510g
  • Year 1920
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Platinum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Platinum PGE 622.06g
  • Year 1920
    Description 43,155 Yards Processed. 3175 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 98753.55g
  • Year 1922
    Description 65,000 Yards Processed. 3096 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 96296.37g
  • Year 1922
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Platinum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Platinum PGE 466.55g
  • Year 1923
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Platinum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Platinum PGE 466.55g
  • Year 1923
    Description 55,000 Yards Processed. 1915 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 59563.16g
  • Year 1924
    Description 1209 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 37604.1g
  • Year 1925
    Description 1451 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 45131.15g
  • Year 1926
    Description 94,000 Yards Processed. 1129 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35115.83g
  • Year 1927
    Description 40,792 Yards Processed. 788 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24509.54g
  • Year 1928
    Description 134 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4167.86g
  • Year 1928
    Description 56,420 Yards Processed. 1350 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 41989.69g
  • Year 1929
    Description 53,980 Yards Processed. 643 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19999.53g
  • Year 1930
    Description 88 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2737.1g
  • Year 1930
    Description 49,378 Yards Processed. 980 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30481.41g
  • Year 1931
    Description 49 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1524.07g
  • Year 1931
    Description 43,827 Yards Processed. 575 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17884.5g
  • Year 1932
    Description 26,000 Yards Processed. 372 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11570.49g
  • Year 1935
    Description 148 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4603.31g
  • Year 1936
    Description 739 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22985.47g
  • Year 1941
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1555.17g
  • Year 1941
    Description 552 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17169.12g
  • Year 1946
    Description 19,000 Yards Processed. 673 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20932.64g
  • Year 1946
    Description 63 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1959.51g
  • Year 1947
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1555.17g
  • Year 1947
    Description 523 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16267.12g
  • Year 1948
    Description 30 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 933.1g
  • Year 1948
    Description 9,530 Yards Processed. 316 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9828.69g
  • Year 1949
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1949
    Description 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088.62g
  • Year 1950
    Description 88 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2737.1g
  • Year 1950
    Description 1011 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31445.61g
  • Year 1951
    Description 47 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1461.86g
  • Year 1951
    Description 10,000 Yards Processed. 525 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16329.32g
  • Year 1952
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1952
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g
  • Year 1953
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1953
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g
  • Year 1954
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1954
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 217.72g
  • Year 1956
    Description 82 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2550.48g
  • Year 1956
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 868 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26997.82g
  • Year 1957
    Description 323 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 10046.42g
  • Year 1957
    Description 50,290 Yards Processed. 3449 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 107275.9g
  • Year 1958
    Description 194 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6034.07g
  • Year 1958
    Description 2134 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 66374.82g
  • Year 1959
    Description 72 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2239.45g
  • Year 1959
    Description 898 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27930.92g
  • Year 1960
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1181.93g
  • Year 1960
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 504 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15676.15g
  • Year 1961
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1961
    Description 2,000 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1244.13g
  • Year 1964
    Description 100 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g
  • Year 1968
    Description 100 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93.31g
  • Year 1969
    Description 300 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 248.82g

Comments on the production information

  • WORK DURING 1979 SEASON CONSISTED OF MOVING 75000 CU. YDS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 068-012

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 068-031

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 068-064

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 068-087

  • Deposit

    B213 pp. 71-73

  • Deposit

    P15 pp. 49, 53-54

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    B225 p. 47

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    B263 p. 207

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    P41 pp. 111-112

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    B379i p. 157

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    B442a p. 42

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    B480g pp. 124-125

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    B498 pp. 56, 70-74

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    B520c p. 37

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    B542c p. 43

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    B622c p. 45

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    B642c p. 54

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    BMB153 p. 33

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    B662b pp. 21-22, 43

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    B666P p. 96

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    B692

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    B692b pp. 21, 30-31

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    B712a p. 23

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    B714a p. 38

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    B714b p. 71

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    B722a pp. 23, 39

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    B739a pp. 13, 23

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    B755a p. 28

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    B773a p. 30

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    B783a pp. 12, 25

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    B792a p. 33

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    B797a pp. 16, 40

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    B810a p. 22

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    B813a p. 24

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    B824a p. 28

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    B836a p. 28

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    B844A p. 28

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    B857A pp. 26-27

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    B864A p. 30

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    B868A p. 31

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    B880A p. 35

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    B880B p. 105

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    B897A p. 41

  • Deposit

    B910A pp. 39-40

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    B917A p. 38

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    B926A p. 34

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    B933A pp. 33-34

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    TDM1 p. 20

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    B943B pp. 29, 31-33

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    B989D pp. 191-193

  • Deposit

    GR28 pp. 23-25, 37

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    P610 p. 14

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    MF414

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    OF508 p. 17

  • Deposit

    B1374

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. E-29

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A002183

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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