Sinuk River Prospect (lower), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Sinuk River Prospect (lower)	Prospect
Nome Mining District	Mining District
Nome Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Location: A total of 62 mining claims were reported to be present at this location along lower Sinuk River in 1982 (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982, location 253). The location is shown as on or adjacent to Sinuk River about 4 miles upstream from its mouth on Norton Sound The location is probably accurate within about 1 mile.
Geology: Mining claim activity between 1968 and 1978 was reported along a portion of lower Sinuk River at location 253 about 2 miles below the mouth of Camp Creek and 4 miles upstream from the mouth of Sinuk River on Norton Sound (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982). Paleozoic marble bedrock is locally exposed along Sinuk River in this area (Sainsbury and others, 1972 [OFR 72-322]). The river reworks a mantle of surficial deposits that lie on bedrock; glacial materials may be present (Sainsbury and others, 1972 [OFR 72-322]). The nature of the placer deposits has not been reported.
Workings: Active mining claims were reported along lower Sinuk River in 1968 (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982, location 253). The same Kardex site number and activity date were reported by Heiner and Porter (1972), but they called the location Cherry Creek. The claims were abandoned in 1978.
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Alluvial placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	NM124

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