Dreamy Gulch Mine, Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dreamy Gulch Mine | Mine |
| Kougarok Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 40' 15'' North , 164° 47' 27'' West
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Location: Dreamy Gulch is a small gulch on the eastern side of the Kougarok River. It is 0.6 miles south of Taylor and 1.1 miles west of the Nome-Taylor road. The mouth of Eldorado Creek, a small east tributary to Kougarok River, is 1,000 feet to the north. This is locality 30 of Cobb (1972; MF 417; 1975; OFR 75-429).
Geology: Dreamy Gulch is only about 1,500 long and mining appears to have taken place along at least the lower 800 feet down the Kougarok River. Early mining recovered coarse, rusty and well-rounded gold from 3 to 4 feet of gravel on calcareous schist bedrock (Collier and others, 1908). This gold could be reworked from Kougarok River terrace deposits.
Workings: Dreamy Gulch is only about 1,500 long and open-cut placer mining appears to have taken place along at least the lower 800 feet down to the Kougarok River.
Age: Quaternary; the area has probably undergone at least two cycles of erosion and placer development.
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: | BN032 |
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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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