Telegram Creek Mine, Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Telegram Creek Mine | Mine |
| Kougarok Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 52' 4'' North , 164° 36' 21'' West
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Location: Telegram Creek is the upstream continuation of Dome Creek (SO113). It is in the headwaters of the Iron Creek (SO127) drainage. It is included as part of locality 33 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: A large part of Telegram Creek, at least the 1.3 miles downstream from the mouth of Ready Bullion Creek, has been placer mined. As the north and east headwater tributaries of Telegram Creek (SO102-SO106) were also mined (Smith, 1909), it is possible that the entire active channel has been worked. This mining was by small-scale methods in the early history of the Iron Creek area. The gravels were probably thin, locally derived, and lay on lower Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks that comprise the bedrock in the area (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: Small-scale placer mining occurred along a large part, if not all, of the active channel of Telegram Creek, probably before 1908.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (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: | SO108 |
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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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