The Christian Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Christian Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christian Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
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: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Christian Creek has been placer mined for gold over about 1,000 feet of its length starting a half-mile upstream of its confluence with Nome River. This mining may have taken place after WW II. The occurrence of scheelite in a nearby lode (NM075) suggests that scheelite could be found in the concentrates of Christian Creek. Christian Creek appears to be the northern limit of a zone of scheelite deposits that can be traced as far south as Nelson Gulch (NM083). Bedrock in the Christian Creek drainage is mostly calcareous schist and marble that is close to the axis of the Mount Distin syncline defined by Hummel (1962 [MF 248]). Hummel mapped a prominent north-trending lineament across Christian Creek at about the lower end of the placer tailings.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Shallow mechanical placer mining took place along about 1,000 feet of the creek, possibly after WW II.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = This report
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Holocene.
References
Reference (Deposit): Hummel, C.L., 1975, Mineral deposits and occurrences, and associated altered rocks, in southwest Seward Peninsula, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-2, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.
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): Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, 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.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
