Upper Quartz Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Upper Quartz Creek Mine | Mine |
| Port Clarence Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 1' 30'' North , 166° 17' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Teller | 236 (2017) | 26.7km |
| Brevig Mission | 400 (2017) | 35.5km |
Location: Upper Quartz Creek as shown on the south-central Teller A-3 topographic map is a separate south tributary to Gold Run who's mouth is 0.9 miles upstream from the mouth of Quartz Creek. The 1:250,000 scale Teller quadrangle topographic map shows this drainage to be Sunset Creek and its tributary Slate Creek. The nomenclature shown on the Teller A-3 topographic map is used here. Sainsbury and others (1969) show the location of placer mining operations to be along 0.4 miles of the main drainage at surface elevations of 595 to 640 feet. This is just below the headwater fork, 1 mile upstream from the confluence with Gold Run. This was not identified as a separate locality by Cobb and Sainsbury (1972) or Cobb (1975).
Geology: Bedrock in this drainage is a chlorite schist assemblage with local metamorphosed mafic intrusive bodies (Sainsbury, 1972). The age of this assemblage is not known but it is probably Paleozoic. Sainsbury and others (1969) show the location of placer mining operations to be along 0.4 miles of the main drainage at surface elevations of 595 to 640 feet. This is just below the headwater fork, 1 mile upstream from the confluence with Gold Run. The character of this placer deposit has not been described.
Workings: Placer mining, probably open-cut and/or hydraulic operations, took place along 0.4 miles of the main drainage at surface elevations of 595 to 640 feet. This is just below the headwater fork, 1 mile upstream from the confluence with Gold Run.
Age: Quaternary
Production: Not reported
Reserves: Not defined
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes, small
Deposit Model: Alluvial Au placer (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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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: | TE098 |
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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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