Otter Creek; Florence Gulch Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Otter Creek; Florence 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° 29' 38'' North , 165° 17' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 5.4km |
Location: Otter Creek is the first west tributary to Nome River upstream from its mouth on Norton Sound. About 3,500 feet of lower Otter Creek and the lower 1,000 feet of Florence Gulch, an east tributary to Otter Creek, have been placer mined. This placer mining is at elevations of less than 25 feet; its downstream limit is about at the projected Second Beach crossing of the Nome River drainage. The map location is on Otter Creek just below the mouth of Florence Gulch, in the NW1/4 section 33, T. 11 S., R. 33 W., Kateel River Meridian. It is locality 124 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: Placer gold mining, including dredging at least in 1913 (Chapin, 1914), took place along lower Otter Creek. Otter Creek reworks coastal plain deposits.
Workings: Placer tailings are present along lower Otter Creek.
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: | NM296 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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