Unnamed Mine (ARDF - NM181; east of lower Penny River), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Mine (ARDF - NM181; east of lower Penny River) | - not defined - |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 37' 45'' North , 165° 39' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 18.5km |
Location: A gold placer mine was mapped at this locality by Sainsbury and others (1972 [OFR 72-321]). It is shown as a linear trend of workings about one-half mile long and oriented northwest. It trends across the nose of a low hill at an elevation of about 110 feet. It is 0.9 miles north of the present coastline of Norton Sound and 2.6 miles northeast of the mouth of Penny River. The location used here is about the mid-point of the placer and is accurate to within 1,000 feet.
Geology: Sainsbury and others (1972 [OFR 72-321]) mapped a linear trend of placer workings about one-half mile long that trends northwest at an elevation of about 110 feet across the nose of a low north-trending hill. The low hill probably marks a bedrock ridge that was eroded during Quaternary sea-level transgressions across the coastal plain. The position and elevation of these workings suggest that they are correlative with the beach placer at Sunset Creek (NM173) about 3.3 miles to the northeast. This beach placer is probably part of the Third Beach system of the Nome coastal plain as concluded by Sainsbury and others (1972 [OFR 72-321]). It could also be an unnamed intermediate beach deposit.
Workings: Surface workings are present at the site.
Age: Late Pleistocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Beach placer Au.
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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: | NM181 |
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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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