Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - NM195; lower Boulder Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - NM195; lower Boulder Creek) | - not defined - |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 38' 38'' North , 165° 29' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 16.4km |
Location: This prospect is at an elevation of about 175 feet on lower Boulder Creek, a west tributary to Snake River. The prospect is near the edge of the Snake River flood plain and about 6,000 feet upstream from the mouth of Boulder Creek. The map location is at the southwest corner of section 4, T. 10 S., R. 34 W., Kateel River Meridian. It is included in locality 94 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: Auriferous quartz veins near the mouth of Boulder Creek were reported to contain 0.15 to 0.20 ounce of gold per ton (Collier and others, 1908, p. 196). Mertie (1918) reported a gold-bearing quartz vein in the bed of Boulder Creek on placer claim No. 1 Below Discovery; it was in a fault zone from which free gold could be panned. Examination of this area in 1991 located a lode prospect on the north side of Boulder Creek about 800 feet upstream from the downstream limit of patented mining claims. At this point, a short adit had been driven northeast on a limonite-stained quartz vein (Kennecott Exploration Company, written communication, 1992). The limonite probably replaced pyrite. No free gold was observed, but a sample of the vein contained about 0.1 ounce of gold per ton.
Workings: A short adit, now caved, was driven northeast on an iron-stained quartz vein. This may be the same prospect as that reported by Collier and others (1908).
Age: Mid-Cretaceous or younger; postdates regional metamorphism of the host rocks.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NM195 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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