Laurada Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Laurada Creek Mine | Mine |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 30' 12'' North , 165° 12' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 9.7km |
Location: This alluvial placer mine is on Laurada Creek, a small east tributary to lower Nome River. It has been placer mined over most of its 1 mile length. The map location is at an elevation of about 50 feet in the lower part of the creek in the SE1/4 section 26, T. 11 S., R. 33 W., Kateel River Meridian.
Geology: Laurada Creek has been placer mined over most of its 1-mile length, probably at about the same time as mining on nearby Moss Gulch (NM275). Mining may also have occurred at other times, but it has not been reported. The headwaters of Laurada Creek are at elevations and physiographic settings where coastal plain deposits could be present. The deposit probably formed in part from reworking a Third Beach deposit on the flank of Army Hill (Metcalfe and Tuck, 1942, p. 32).
Workings: Placer mine tailings are present on Laurada Creek at a surface elevation of about 50 feet. Claim activity was reported as recently as 1968 and 1974 (Heiner and Porter, 1972; Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Alluvial placer Au (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: | NM276 |
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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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