Sinuk River Mines, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sinuk River Mines | Group of Mines |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 42' 3'' North , 165° 56' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Location: Collier and others (1908, plate X) identified a gold-bearing area about 3 miles long in the upper part of Sinuk River centered approximately, between Green Gulch (NM127) and Independence Creek (NM126) southwest of the Nome-Teller road. The east limit of the area is approximately Washington Creek (NM128). The coordinate location is the approximate center of the gold-bearing area shown by Collier and others (1908). It is an approximate location.
Geology: As indicated by mining claim locations (Kardex site Kx 52-308; Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982), exploitation of the gold-bearing high-level gravels in this area was considered in the early days of the district and possibly as recently as 1982 on claims near 'Irish Hill' (hill 1335 south of Green Gulch). Collier and others (1908, p. 216) reported 'good prospects' in this area, including one 2-pennyweight (0.1 ounce) nugget found several hundred feet above Sinuk River. High-level gold-bearing gravels were reworked to form small economic placer deposits at Rulby Creek (NM016) and Green Gulch (NM127). A possible Tertiary source for some alluvial gold was reported at Coal Creek (NM129), an unnamed creek just north of the Nome-Teller road. Boulders of metamorphic and plutonic rocks from the Kigluaik Mountains are reported in the high-level gravels. Exploitation has in general been precluded by the cost of water delivery to these high-level gravel prospects.
Workings: The upper Sinuk River region was recognized as gold bearing as early as 1900. Both Boulder Creek (NM119) and Independence Creek (MN126) were worked on a small scale before 1903. Some claim activity south of Green Gulch was reported as recently as 1982 (Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982).
Age: Quaternary.
Reserves: A possible gold resource exists in high-level gravels of the area.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
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: | NM120 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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