The Cape Nome is a mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
Cape Nome MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cape Nome
Commodity
Secondary: Chromium
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Bedrock at Cape Nome is mostly granitic orthogneiss (Sainsbury, Hummel, and Hudson, 1972 [OFR 72-326]). In an investigation of the orthogneiss for radioactive minerals, heavy mineral analysis revealed trace amounts of chromite (one location), fluorite, and possibly scheelite (White and others, 1953). Gold, claims have been located in the Cape Nome area (Kardex site Kx 286, Heiner and Porter, 1972). The orthogneiss reportedly is late Precambrian in age (Patrick and McClelland, 1995).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Patrick and McClelland (1995) report a uranium/lead age for the orthogneiss at Cape Nome of 676 +/- 15 million years.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = White and others, 1953
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Cape Nome is an important locale for heavy riprap; riprap may be hauled on trucks or loaded on barges at the base of the cliff.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Accessory minerals in Precambrian orthogneiss.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Quarries for road construction materials are present in the Cape Nome area.
References
Reference (Deposit): Patrick, B.E. and McClelland, W.C., 1995, Late Proterozoic granitic magmatism on Seward Peninsula and a Barentian origin for Arctic Alaska-Chukotka: Geology, v. 23, p. 81-94.
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): 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): Sainsbury, C.L., Hummel, C.L., and Hudson, Travis, 1972, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nome quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-326, 28 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): White, M.G., West, W.S., and Matsko, J.J., 1953, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in the vicinity of Teller and Cape Nome, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 244, 8 p.
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