Frost Creek Occurrence, Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Frost Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Kougarok Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 34' 22'' North , 164° 6' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Frost Creek is a small northwest tributary to Noxapaga River. The mouth of Frost Creek is across from the mouth of Andesite Creek, a major east tributary to Noxapaga River. This is locality 55 of Cobb (1972; MF 417; 1975; OFR 75-429).
Geology: Early reports (Collier and others, 1908) indicate that gold was identified on Frost Creek but no subsequent mining or other work has been reported. If gold-bearing placers are present here, they may be similar in general setting to those on other north tributaries to the Noxapaga River including Winona Creek (BN016), Grouse Creek (BN017), Black Gulch (BN018), Buzzard Creek (BN019), and Goose Creek (BN020).
Workings: No workings are described or reported for this drainage.
Age: Quaternary
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: No
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: | BN022 |
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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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