Deer Creek Occurrence, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Deer Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Port Clarence Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 30' 7'' North , 167° 39' 14'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 149 (2018) | 23.2km |
Location: Deer Creek is the second east tributary to the Anikovik River upstream 0.9 miles from the mouth of Anikovik River at York on the Bering Sea. York is about 9 miles east of Tin City. This is locality 36 of Cobb and Sainsbury (1972). Cobb (1975) summarized relevant references under the name 'Deer Cr., trib. Anikovik R.'.
Geology: Bedrock in the Deer Creek drainage is a sequence of thin-bedded, slaty metapelite and metasandstone of unknown but probable Paleozoic age that is locally intruded by altered mafic bodies. Brooks (1901, p. 134-135) reports the presence of placer gold and one gold nugget was also recovered from a limonitic nodule in carbonaceous slate.
Workings: Probably some attempts at small scale hand mining.
Age: Quaternary
Production: Yes, but probably very minor
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes, small
Deposit Model: Alluvial Au-PGE placer (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TE031 |
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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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