Nelson Gulch Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nelson Gulch Mine | Mine |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 45' 50'' North , 165° 12' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 30.8km |
Location: Nelson Gulch is the unnamed creek about a half mile south of Rocky Mountain Creek (NM082) near the center of section 29, T. 8 S., R. 32 W., Kateel River Meridian. It is an east tributary to upper Nome River. It is locality 108 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]) and is included with other nearby tungsten occurrences as part of locality 20 of Cobb (1975).
Geology: Nelson Gulch was placer mined during and possibly after WW II; both gold and scheelite were recovered. An attempt to mine the gulch for scheelite during World War II was reportedly unsuccessful, but Coats (1944) thought that the area between Nelson Gulch and Rocky Mountain Creek had potential for significant scheelite deposits; he identified a scheelite-bearing quartz vein in the headwaters of Nelson Gulch (NM081). Bedrock in the Rocky Mountain Creek drainage is a metasedimentary schist and marble sequence (Hummel, 1962 [MF 248]).
Workings: The gulch was explored and mined on a small scale during World War II and possibly after.
Age: Holocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au, W
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: 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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NM083 |
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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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