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Unnamed (lode occurrence in upper Lillian 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
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  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308010
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (lode occurrence in upper Lillian Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.23878, 64.62739 (WGS84)
Relative position This unnamed lode prospect is at an elevation of about 400 feet in the headwaters of Lillian Creek (NM279). The map location is about 0.6 mile southwest of elevation 857 at the northeast corner of section 15, T. 9 S., R. 33 W., Kateel River Meridian. It is locality 21 of Hummel (1962 [MF 247]) and is probably located to within one-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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.23878, 64.62739
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This prospect consists of arsenopyrite, pyrite, and possibly pyrrhotite in calcareous schist and marble; no other information is available (Hummel, 1962 [MF 247]). The deposit, herein inferred to be auriferous, has been explored by a few pits. A placer gold deposit is in Lillian Creek (NM279).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nome

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Prospect pits.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome C-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-247, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hummel, 1962 (MF 247)

Reporter information

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

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