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Nugget Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307931
Record type Site
Current site name Nugget Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.19901, 64.8867 (WGS84)
Relative position Nugget Creek is an east tributary to lower Grand Central River. This occurrence is 1 mile east of the divide between Nugget Creek and the headwaters of Nome River and 0.25 mile south of the Nome-Taylor road. It is locality 70 of Hummel (1975).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome D-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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the commodity information

  • Gangue = Carbonate

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silica-rich rocks in marble; silicification?

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.19901, 64.8867
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Hummel (1975) identified this occurrence as stratabound with mineralized and silicified marble; additional information was not provided. This occurrence is about 1 mile or less to the north of several prospects where stratabound, copper-bearing, silica-rich rocks are developed in marble. These prospects include NM051, NM053, and NM054.
  • Age = Proterozoic, early Paleozoic, or mid-Cretaceous.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nome

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hummel, 1975

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Stratabound, mineralized, silica-rich rock in marble.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-OCT-99 Hawley, C.C. and Hudson, Travis L. Hawley Resource Group

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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