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Unnamed (headwaters of Nome Creek)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001518
MRDS ID A012265
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (headwaters of Nome Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.51186, 65.45471 (WGS84)
Relative position The location is the site of sample 9FR438, plate 1, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-479 (Foster and others, 1984). It is approximately 2 miles SW of Mt. Prindle, NE1/4 NE1/4 sec. 9, T. 7 N., R. 6 E.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White Mountains National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.51186, 65.45471
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A large gossan zone was explored for silver. The gossan is near the contact between the Mt. Prindle pluton and schistose country rock (Foster and others, 1984).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface samples taken.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Foster and others, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = See also Roy Creek, ARDF no. CI051.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-98 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 Clements, A.S. Avalon Development Corporation

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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