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Cape Nome

Unknown in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233516
MRDS ID A002429
MAS/MILS ID 0020520124
Record type Site
Current site name Cape Nome
Alternate or previous names Cape Discovery 1-9

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.40827, 64.53458 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 012 S 032 W 23 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.40827, 64.53458
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1975
Milling method Gravity

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Alaska Gold Co.
    First year 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO RESERVES NUMBERS AVAILABLE FOR 1995.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHROMIUM LISTED IN WHITE (C 196)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-DEC-1996 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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