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Unnamed (at the head of Fox Creek)

Occurrence 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
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307947
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (at the head of Fox Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.15549, 64.77279 (WGS84)
Relative position The occurrence is on the north side of a ridge between upper Fox Creek and Bock Creek at an elevation of about 1,600 feet. It is about on the east half of the section line that separates sections 21 and 28, T. 8 S., R. 32 W., Kateel River Meridian. The site is locality 22 of Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) and locality 23 of Hummel (1975).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome D-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)

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) -165.15549, 64.77279
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Arsenopyrite, pyrite, and (or) possibly pyrrhotite occur in a old pit or cut at this locality (Hummel, 1962 [MF 248]). The occurrence is in interlayed marble and calcareous mica schist . Hummel (1975) cited the location as an unevaluated mineral occurrence.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nome

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = A prospect pit or cut is apparently present here.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

  • Deposit

    Hummel, C.L., 1975, Mineral deposits and occurrences, and associated altered rocks, in southwest Seward Peninsula, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-2, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hummel, 1962 (MF 248)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Arsenopyrite, pyrite, or pyrrhotite associated with schist and marble.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-OCT-99 Hawley, C.C. and Hudson, Travis L. Hawley Resource Group

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