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Nelson (Skookum Creek)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001974
MRDS ID A012818
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson (Skookum Creek)
Related records 10233447

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.22217, 64.67207 (WGS84)
Relative position The Nelson lode prospect is at an elevation of about 1,550 feet in the uppermost headwaters of Skookum Creek, a headwater tributary to Bonita Creek (NM280). It is locality 11 of Hummel (1962 [MF 247]) and locality 40 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]). The map location is just inside the south-central edge of section 26, T. 9 S., R. 33 W., Kateel River Meridian; it is probably located to within a quarter mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sitnasuak Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.22217, 64.67207
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Auriferous lenses and kidneys of nearly pure stibnite were reported at this prospect (Smith, 1908). The deposit was explored by a 15-foot-deep shaft (Mertie, 1918 [B 662-I, p. 425-449]). Bedrock in this area was mapped as marble, schist, and metabasite sills (Bundtzen and others, 1994).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nome

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The prospect was explored by a 15-foot-deep shaft (Mertie, 1918 [B 662-I, p. 425-449]).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Smith, 1908

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Simple Sb deposits (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUL-00 Hawley, C.C. Hawley Resource Group
Reporter 10-JUL-00 Travis L. Hudson Hawley Resource Group

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