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Russel Creek

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 10307988
Record type Site
Current site name Russel Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.51618, 64.59288 (WGS84)
Relative position One patented claim is reported on Russel Creek, the creek that enters the west side of Snake River between Monument Creek (NM172) and Sunset Creek (NM173). The location is the approximate center of the patented claim, 0.9 mile north-northwest from where the Nome-Teller road crosses Snake River.

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-2(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

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) -165.51618, 64.59288
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Russel Creek is a short and fairly steep creek between Monument Creek (NM172) and Sunset Creek (NM173), west tributaries to Snake River. One claim was located and patented (U.S. Mineral Survey No. 757) where the stream gradient decreases to approximate that of the Snake River valley. It is at an elevation of about 75 feet; placer deposit development here could have been influenced by Quaternary sea-level changes and related coastal processes.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Nome

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This report

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Alluvial placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 39a).
Deposit Other Comments = Russel Creek was reported as being named by a prospector in 1900 (Orth, 1967).

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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