Sylvia Creek Mine, Petersburg Mining District, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Sylvia Creek Mine	Mine
Petersburg Mining District	Mining District
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

The mine is in the Chuck River Wilderness Area which is closed to mineral exploration and mining.
Location: Near the turn of the century, Sylvia Creek was mined about 0.5 mile above its mouth on the Chuck River. The site is about 0.2 mile north of the center of section 2, T. 50 S., R. 75 E.
Geology: Sylvia Creek is a tributary to the Chuck River (SD053). About 20 placer claims were staked on Sylvia Creek about 1900 (Kimble and others, 1984). Spencer (1906) reported placer mining on a group of three claims about 0.5 mile from the Chuck River. There is no record of gold production but there probably was some.
Workings: About 20 placer claims were staked on Sylvia about 1900 (Kimble and others, 1984). Spencer (1906) reported placer mining on a group of three claims about 0.5 mile from the Chuck River.
Age: Probably Quaternary.
Production: There is no record of production but there probably was some.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer gold (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	SD052

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