Location: Irene Creek is the first east tributary to Nome River upstream from its mouth on Norton Sound. The map location is in the SE1/4 section 35, T. 11 S., R. 33 W., Kateel River Meridian. This location is about 4,000 feet due north of the Nome-Council road and 2.5 miles east-northeast of the Nome-Council road crossing of Nome River. It is locality 123 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]) and is probably accurate to within one-half mile.
Geology: Placer gold mining has occurred locally on Irene Creek dating back to a least 1916 (Mertie, 1918 [B 662-I, p. 425-449]). Most of Irene Creek flows across older parts of the Nome coastal plain, including the eastern trace of Third Beach (NM258).
Workings: Placer gold tailings are locally present on Irene Creek.
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Alluvial placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ Gold

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au

Other Databases

Link to USGS - Alaska:	NM300

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Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex

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References

Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p. Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1918, Placer mining on Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662, p. 451-458.

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