Nelson (Skookum Creek)

The Nelson (Skookum Creek) is a gold and antimony mine located in Alaska.

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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

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Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

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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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