Slate Creek; Trout Creek Mine (placer); Hosiana Creek, Yukon Flats Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Slate Creek; Trout Creek Mine (placer); Hosiana Creek	Creek
Yukon Flats Mining District	Mining District
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

The only mining reported in the Yukon Flats district. Stream gradient of Trout Creek is 100 ft./mi. The location of the reported occurrence on Hosiana Creek is not described in the references, but it may be at or near the Trout and Slate Creek occurrences inasmuch as they are the only reported placer gold occurrences in the Hodzana drainage.

Location: Location is only approximated in the references but is considered to be at the prospect symbol shown near the junction of Trout Creek and Slate Creek (NW¼ sec. 25, T25N, R5W, of the Fairbanks Meridian. Hosiana Creek was the old name of the Hodzana River. The Hosiana Creek occurrence is included with the Trout and Slate Creek occurrences as they are the only reported placer gold occurrences in the Hodzana drainage. Location accurate within 1/2-mile radius.

Geology: Placer mining was reportedly done on Slate Creek and its tributary, Trout Creek, near the junction of the two streams (Cobb, 1973, B1374). Good prospects were found on Hosiana Creek in 1910 (Ellsworth and Parker, 1911). No other descriptive information is available for this occurrence.

Workings: Surface workings. A few men reportedly worked on Trout and Slate creeks in each of several years during the 1950's and 1960's. No other information is available.

Age: Quaternary.

Production: According to Cobb (1973; B1374) production must have been small and was probably credited to the Chandalar District.

Commodities (Major) - Au

Development Status: Undetermined.

Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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