Solomon River Mine (ARDF - SO024), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Solomon River Mine (ARDF - SO024) | Mine |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 40' 44'' North , 164° 17' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: The part of Solomon River included here has been continuously placer mined from an elevation of about 100 feet upstream to an elevation of about 175 feet. It extends for a distance of about 5 miles starting 0.7 miles downstream from Quigleys Camp and continuing upstream to the mouth of Winston Creek, 1 mile above East Fork. This part of the Solomon River was included in localities 99 and 101 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: The active drainage of the Solomon River has been continuously placer mined mined, mostly by dredging, from an elevation of about 100 feet upstream to an elevation of about 175 feet. This is a distance of about 5 miles starting 0.7 miles downstream from Quigleys Camp and continuing upstream to the mouth of Winston Creek, 1 mile above East Fork. Also see SO015 (lower Solomon River ). Bedrock here is part of a lower Paleozoic metasedimentary assemblage (Sainsbury and others, 1972, OFR 511; Till and others, 1986).
Workings: About 5 miles of dredge and open-cut placer workings are present along this part of the Solomon River, primarily along the active drainage.
Age: Quaternary; the location and elevation (100 to 170 feet) of this area indicate that it was affected by Quaternary sea level fluctuations.
Production: Placer gold was discovered in 1899 and mining started in 1900 when about $10,000 (or 485 fine ounces) were produced (Brooks and others, 1901). Lu and others (1968) compiled reported production and determined that more than about $2,500,000 dollars, or 125,000 ounces at $20 per ounce, had been produced from the general Solomon River area. This is a minimum estimate of production.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - W
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SO024 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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