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Nome Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281698
MRDS ID A010725
MAS/MILS ID 0020500001
Record type Site
Current site name Nome Creek
Alternate or previous names Nome Crk. Dredging Co., Beaver Dredging Co., Deadwood Mining Co., Nome Crk Mining Co., Sumner Creek
Related records 10100948

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -146.61406, 65.358 (WGS84)
Elevation 725
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White Mountains National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 006 N 005 E 12 NESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -146.61406, 65.358
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Date of Last Modification 890725

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Recreation Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Emerson Exploration, Inc.- Robert C. Emerson
    ID 5000157
    Interest 39
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Emerson, T.
    ID 5000157
    Interest 6
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Frykman, T.
    ID 5000157
    Interest 3
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jim Maniche
    ID 5000157
    Interest 6
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner U. T. C. Mining
    ID 5000157
    Interest 19
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1922
    Description 1,500 Yards Processed. 89 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2768.2g
  • Year 1923
    Description 2,060 Yards Processed. 54 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1679.58g
  • Year 1924
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 342.13g
  • Year 1925
    Description 175 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5443.1g
  • Year 1926
    Description 140 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4354.48g
  • Year 1926
    Description 1548 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 48148.18g
  • Year 1932
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g
  • Year 1937
    Description 1227 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 38163.97g
  • Year 1937
    Description 350,000 Yards Processed. 5464 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 169949.42g
  • Year 1941
    Description 275 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8553.45g
  • Year 1941
    Description 3174 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 98722.44g
  • Year 1942
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1942
    Description 27 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 839.79g
  • Year 1946
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 248.82g
  • Year 1946
    Description 96 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2985.93g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1948: 28,957 OZ AU, 2711 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). LIMITED ACTIVITY ON NOME CREEK 1975. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES (CARNES, 1975, P. 22).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

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