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Unnamed (in Snowshoe Gulch)

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. 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 10307965
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (in Snowshoe Gulch)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.69119, 64.70778 (WGS84)
Relative position Snowshoe Gulch is an east tributary to Cripple River; the mouth of the Snowshoe Gulch stream is 1.3 miles upstream from where the Nome-Teller road crosses Cripple River. The location is of one claim located in 1977 and reported as Kardex site Kx 52-330 (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982). The claim is at an elevation of about 500 feet on Snowshoe Gulch; its location is approximate.

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) -165.69119, 64.70778
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold can be panned from Snowshoe Gulch, and this claim was probably staked for placer gold. Bedrock of Snowshoe Gulch is almost entirely massive marble (Bundtzen and others, 1994).
  • Age = Quaternary.

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 single mining claim was located in 1977.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982

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. and Hudson, Travis L. Hawley Resource Group

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