Nevada Creek Prospect, Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nevada Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Ruby Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 7' 6'' North , 155° 40' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Location: Nevada Creek is a southeast-flowing tributary of Poorman Creek and is approximately 6 miles long. Coordinates are arbitrarily placed at the midpoint of the creek in section 10, T. 16 S., R. 16 E., Kateel River Meridian and correspond to location 37 of Eberlein and others (1977). The location is accurate within 3 miles.
Geology: The headwaters of Nevada Creek are underlain by Tozitna terrane Paleozoic slate, siltstone, chert, greywacke, and limestone in thrust fault contact with Ruby terrane Paleozoic phyllite and quartzite (Puchner and others, 1998). Good placer gold prospects were reported during the winter of 1930-31. There are no later reports of mining (Smith, 1933).
Workings: Gold prospects were reported along Nevada Creek during the winter of 1930-31 (Smith, 1933).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Placer Au (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: | RB047 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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.
