Steep Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Steep Creek Mine | Mine |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 45' 2'' North , 165° 23' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 27.7km |
Location: Steep Creek flows south from Mount Distin. Placer gold mining occurred on Steep Creek for about 0.75 mile upstream from its confluence with Goldbottom Creek (in the Nome C-1 quadrangle). The location used here is 1.5 miles south of Mount Distin. This is locality 85 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: The gravels of Steep Creek were placer mined for gold over a distance of about 0.75 mile upstream of its confluence with Goldbottom Creek. Much of this mining was before 1905. The paystreak was 60 to 70 feet wide in coarse gravels 1.5 to 4 feet thick, and the concentrates contained magnetite (Moffit, 1913). Gold-bearing lode deposits are present along Steep Creek above the placer workings (see NM091 and NM092).
Workings: Small-scale placer mining took place along the lower 0.75 miles of Steep Creek, probably before 1905.
Age: Holocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: 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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NM093 |
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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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