Willow Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Willow 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° 35' 58'' North , 165° 41' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 17.5km |
Location: Willow Creek is a west tributary to lower Penny River. The mouth of Willow Creek is about 500 feet down Penny River from the Nome-Teller road. The location is the approximate mid-point of patented claims that extend for about 2.5 miles along the creek.
Geology: A placer gold deposit on Willow Creek was mined as early as 1914 (Eakin, 1915 [B 622-I, p. 369-370]). Claims were patented about 1924, and activity continued at least until 1965 (Heiner and Porter, 1972, Kardex site Kx 52-100; Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982). The main block of claims was patented as U.S. Mineral Survey No. 1866. Cassiterite was reported in the concentrates (Martin, 1919, p. 20). Willow Creek cuts across the Penny River fault about 4,000 feet above its mouth. Uppermost Willow Creek is in the massive marble unit of Bundtzen and others (1994). The source of cassiterite and gold in Willow Creek is uncertain, although Herreid (1970, p. 20) indicated that some bedrock mineralization is present in the area.
Workings: Open cut mining took place before 1914. A large block of claims was patented by 1924.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Sn
Development Status: Yes
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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NM162 |
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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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