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Little Gulch

Occurrence in Alaska, United States
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Nearby scientific data
  6. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  7. Mining district
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307952
Record type Site
Current site name Little Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.2312, 64.80909 (WGS84)
Relative position The occurrence is in Little Gulch, a small west tributary to upper Nome River, whose mouth is opposite the mouth of Sulphur Creek. The occurrence is located where the Miocene Ditch crosses Little Gluch, 0.4 mile west of the Nome-Taylor road. This is locality 54 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.2312, 64.80909
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Hummel (1975) identified this occurrence as a mineralized vein or fault and noted that metallization was confirmed by assay or other chemical analysis, but no other information was given. Host rocks in this area are calcareous metasedimentary rocks (Hummel, 1962 [MF 248]).

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 = Small prospecting pits may be present.

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, 1975

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Vein in calcareous metasedimentary rocks.

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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