The Nelson (Skookum Creek) is a gold and antimony mine located in Alaska.
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Nelson (Skookum Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nelson (Skookum Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nome
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1908
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The prospect was explored by a 15-foot-deep shaft (Mertie, 1918 [B 662-I, p. 425-449]).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Auriferous lenses and kidneys of nearly pure stibnite were reported at this prospect (Smith, 1908). The deposit was explored by a 15-foot-deep shaft (Mertie, 1918 [B 662-I, p. 425-449]). Bedrock in this area was mapped as marble, schist, and metabasite sills (Bundtzen and others, 1994).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Simple Sb deposits (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d).
References
Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., Reger, R.D., Laird, G.M., Pinney, D.S., Clautice, K.H., Liss, S.A., and Cruse, G.R., 1994, Progress report on the geology and mineral resources of the Nome mining district: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Public Data-File 94-39, 21 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p.
Reference (Deposit): Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome C-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-247, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1908, Investigations of mineral deposits of Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 345, p. 206-250.
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