Trilby Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trilby 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° 40' 8'' North , 165° 41' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 23.1km |
Location: Trilby Creek is a northern tributary to Hungry Creek, about 1 mile upstream from the junction of Hungry Creek and Oregon Creek. Trilby Creek is not named on current topographic maps of the area. The mouth of Hungry Creek is about 4,000 feet upstream from the confluence of Oregon Creek and Cripple River at the Nome-Teller road. The location, probably accurate within a half mile, is essentially the same as locality 75 of Cobb (1972 [MF-463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: Trilby Creek produced about 250 ounces of gold (5,000 dollars) before 1903 from a placer on the north side of Hungry Creek. When the area was visited by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1903, there had been no development work that year because of the dryness of the season (Collier and others, 1908, p. 215). The placer reportedly was developed in alluvial material. The location is uncertain, but Trilby Creek could overlie parts of the Aurora fault of Bundtzen and others (1994).
Workings: Surface workings and some production took place about 1900.
Age: Quaternary.
Production: About 250 ounces of gold were produced before 1903.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
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: | NM177 |
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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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