Barney Creek Mine, Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Barney Creek Mine | Mine |
| Kougarok Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 55' 51'' North , 164° 41' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Barney Creek is a west tributary to Iron Creek (SO127). The mouth of Barney Creek is about 3.5 miles upstream from the confluence of Iron Creek and the Pilgrim River. This is locality 32 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: A small amount of placer mining occurred on this creek prior to 1909 (Smith, 1909). Small flakes of gold were recovered with considerable magnetite and garnet. The report of exotic rocks in the gravels probably reflects glacially related erratics from the Kigluaik Mountains. Bedrock in the area is mostly part of a lower Paleozoic metasedimentary assemblage (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: Some small-scale placer mining took place on the creek prior to 1909.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SO128 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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