Discovery Creek Mine, Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Discovery 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° 53' 2'' North , 164° 41' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Discovery Creek is the first south tributary on Dome Creek (SO113); it is 0.6 miles upstream from the confluence with Canyon Creek. This is locality 34 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: A small amount of mining took place near the mouth of the creek prior to 1909 (Smith, 1909). Some placer gold was reported on upstream tributaries but there is no record of mining above the lower part of the creek. Bedrock in the immediate area is part of a lower Paleozic metasedimentary assemblage (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: Small-scale placer mining took place near the mouth of 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: | SO114 |
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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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