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Trilby Creek

Past Producer 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 10097527
MRDS ID A012873
Record type Site
Current site name Trilby Creek
Related records 10281640

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.6944, 64.66817 (WGS84)
Relative position Trilby Creek is a northern tributary to Hungry Creek, about 1 mile upstream from the junction of Hungry Creek and Oregon Creek. Trilby Creek is not named on current topographic maps of the area. The mouth of Hungry Creek is about 4,000 feet upstream from the confluence of Oregon Creek and Cripple River at the Nome-Teller road. The location, probably accurate within a half mile, is essentially the same as locality 75 of Cobb (1972 [MF-463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).

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) -165.6944, 64.66817
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Trilby Creek produced about 250 ounces of gold (5,000 dollars) before 1903 from a placer on the north side of Hungry Creek. When the area was visited by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1903, there had been no development work that year because of the dryness of the season (Collier and others, 1908, p. 215). The placer reportedly was developed in alluvial material. The location is uncertain, but Trilby Creek could overlie parts of the Aurora fault of Bundtzen and others (1994).
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nome

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = About 250 ounces of gold were produced before 1903.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface workings and some production took place about 1900.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Collier and others, 1908

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Alluvial placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

Reporter information

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

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