Slate Creek Placer

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity REE
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282331
MRDS ID A000960
MAS/MILS ID 0020600137
Record type Site
Current site name Slate Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -142.72357, 64.67896 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 100(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

Eagle C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 003 S 025 E 04 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -142.72357, 64.67896

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    C335 p. 20

  • Deposit

    MF393

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 73

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mjn 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.