Meddler Gulch Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Meddler Gulch Mine | Mine |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 40' 55'' North , 164° 21' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Location: Meddler Gulch is a small north tributary to Minnesota Creek; it is located between Sapphire (SO025) and Bear Gulch (SO026), about 2.5 miles north of Quigleys Camp on the Solomon River. Its headwaters are at elevations greater than 500 feet. This is locality 91 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: Smith (1910) reports that most of the gravels in this drainage were mined by 1907. Material being worked in 1907 was in the headwaters and appeared to be colluvial materials (Smith, 1910, p. 179). The gold that was recovered was reported to be coarse and bright. Bedrock is part of a lower Paleozoic metasedimentary assemblage (Sainsbury and others, 1972 (OFR 511); Till and others, 1986).
Workings: Small-scale, probably mostly hand operations, took place on this creek in the earliest years of mining in the area prior to 1907.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Select Mineral List Type
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: | SO027 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
