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Unnamed (Norton Sound)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10307962
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (Norton Sound)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -166.28799, 64.60416 (WGS84)
Relative position Mining claims were reported on the beach about 1.5 miles northwest of the mouth of the Sinuk River (Kardex site Kx 52-293, Heiner and Porter, 1972) . The prospect is probably located within a half mile along the beach.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-3 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nome N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

King Island 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -166.28799, 64.60416
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The coastal plain here is a low marine terrace cut into Paleozoic marble (Sainsbury and others, 1972 [OFR 72-322]). Fluvial or glacio-fluvial deposits of the Sinuk River drainage were reworked by shoreline processes in this area during development of the marine terrace. Two mining claims, apparently on or adjacent to the present beach and 1.5 miles northwest of the mouth of the Sinuk River, were located in 1968 and were active in 1972 (Heiner and Porter, 1972, Kardex site Kx 52-293). It is assumed that the mining claims were located on a placer gold prospect.
  • Age = Holocene; active beach placer.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Nome

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Mining claims were located in 1968 and held at least through 1972.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Heiner, L.E., and Porter, Eve, 1972, Alaska Mineral Properties, volume 2: University of Alaska, Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Report 24, 669 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Heiner and Porter, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Beach placer Au.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-00 Hawley, C.C. and Hudson, Travis L. Hawley Resource Group

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