Latitude: 67°10'48"N
Longitude: 149°51'36"W
Location: The Slate Creek lode occurrence is located at an elevation of about 3,100 ft approximately 4 miles southeast of the Myrtle Creek landing strip (sec. 12, T. 27 N., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). The location is accurate within a 1/2-mile radius.
Geology: The occurrence is described as blocks of talus as much as 30 cm in diameter of pink- and cream-colored silicates with manganese values as much as 22.23 percent (Fechner and others, 1993). Manganese oxide-stained chert with fine- to coarse-grained chalcopyrite was found nearby. The mineralized chert gave values of as much as 16.36 percent Mn. The manganese-mineralized rubble crops do not extend more than 30 m in any direction. The area is mapped by Brosg
Workings: No known activity.
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Mn
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Volcanogenic Mn(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24c)
References
Fechner, S.A., Burleigh, R.E.., Foley, J.Y., and Lear, K.G., 1993, Results of the 1991-92 U.S. Bureau of Mines site-specific mineral investigations project in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 100-93, 127 p.
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