Quartz Creek Mine (lower), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Quartz Creek Mine (lower) | Mine |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 34' 26'' North , 166° 0' 57'' West
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Location: Quartz Creek flows south to Norton Sound in the southeast corner of the Nome C-3 quadrangle. An area of placer mining was reported by Collier and others (1908) in lower Quartz Creek about one mile above its mouth. Claim activity was reported as recently as 1953 (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982). This is locality 62 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: Collier and others (1908, p. 215) reported sluicing for gold at this locality in 1903; information on the placer was not reported, but they noted that two men were making little more than wages in 1903'. Bedrock in this area is mainly chloritic schist (Sainsbury and others, 1972 [OFR 72-322]); quartz veinlets were reported to be common (Collier and others, 1908).
Workings: Claim activity on Quartz Creek was reported in 1900 (Heiner and Porter, 1972, Kardex site Kx 52-90). Collier and others (1908) reported mining in 1903. Activity on the claims was reported as recently as 1953 (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Alluvial placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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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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