Slate Creek Occurrence (tributary to Grave Creek), Chandalar Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Slate Creek Occurrence (tributary to Grave Creek) | Occurrence |
| Chandalar Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 35' 23'' North , 147° 58' 47'' West
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Alaska Kardex No. 031-094 (Kardex is a card file mining claim information system located at the State of Alaska DNR Public Information Center in Fairbanks).
Location: The reference point for the occurrence is on the lower reaches of Slate Creek, a south-flowing tributary to Grave Creek, about 5 1/2 miles east of the east end of Squaw Lake (SW1/4 sec. 15, T. 32 N., R. 2 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian) . There is no information on the exact location of the occurrence along Slate Creek.
Geology: Reed (1930, MR 31-4, p. 11) reported that very encouraging prospects had reportedly been found on Slate Creek in the early 1900s. No other information is available. The creek drains an area mapped as Devonian black slate, phyllite and phyllitic siltstone, and muscovite schist and chloritized amphibole schist (Brosg
Workings: Three(?) claims were located on the creek, but there is no description of any work which may have been done.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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