Nugget Creek Prospect, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nugget Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Koyukuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 28' 47'' North , 149° 51' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Nugget Creek heads into the northwest flank of Poss Mountain and flows northwest to the Middle Fork Koyukuk River. Its confluence with the Middle Fork is approximately 3 miles north of Minnie Creek Lake. The precise location of this prospect is unknown. The reference point is plotted near where the creek enters the Middle Fork valley (sec. 30, T. 31 N., R. 10 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). The location is accurate within a 1/2-mile radius.
Geology: Reed (1938, p. 30) reported that fair prospects had been found on Nugget Creek although very little mining had been done. He speculated that the creek might be developed in time into an economic mine. Mapping shows the creek to drain an area of Devonian quartz-muscovite schist and chloritic siltstone and grit (Brosg
Workings: Prospecting.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
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
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: | CH030 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks Range DomainVolcanic Arc
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