| Deposit ID | 10001873 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012694 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Fork (Kougarok River) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.57339, 65.60933 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | North Fork (Kougarok River) is the principal east tributary to Kougarok River. The Nome-Taylor road crosses North Fork about 7.3 miles south of Taylor. The mouth of Harris Creek, the principal north tributary to North Fork, is about 3.7 miles upstream of the Nome-Taylor road crossing of North Fork. Sainsbury and others (1969) show 3,500 feet of placer mine workings on the main channel of North Fork starting 2,000 feet upstream from the mouth of Harris Creek. This is locality 36 of Cobb (1972; MF 417; 1975; OFR 75-429). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bendeleben C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -164.57339, 65.60933 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Kougarok |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012694 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | BN026 |
Collier, A.J., 1902, A reconnaissance of the northwestern portion of Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 2, 70 p.
Brooks, A.H., 1904, Placer mining in Alaska in 1903: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 225, p. 43-59.
Collier, A. J., Hess, F.L., Smith, P.S., and Brooks, A.H., 1908, The gold placers of parts of Seward Peninsula, Alaska, including the Nome, Council, Kougarok, Port Clarence, and Goodhope precincts: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 328, 343 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-429, 123 p.
Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-417, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-MAR-1999 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology |
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