Birch Creek Mine, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Birch Creek Mine | Mine |
| Council Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 49' 51'' North , 164° 7' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Birch Creek is a major southwest tributary of Big Four Creek, a large south tributary to the Casadepaga River. The mouth of Birch Creek is about 5 miles upstream of the confluence of Big Four Creek and the Casadepaga River. Mining on Birch Creek took place about 1.2 miles upstream of its mouth at about 350 feet elevation. This is locality 82 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: Very little is known about mining here other than some took place in 1906 below Shea Creek, a small south tributary (Collier and others, 1908). Bedrock in this part of the drainage is a metavolcanic assemblage thought to be Ordovician in age (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: Some small-scale surface workings may be present.
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: | SO062 |
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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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