Nome Creek Area

The Nome Creek Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Nome Creek Area
Secondary: Sumner Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska
District: Tolovana

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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: Stibnite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Cassiterite
Gangue: Monazite
Gangue: Topaz
Gangue: Tourmaline

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO SOURDOUGH CREEK, ARDF NO. CI054.

Comment (Deposit): HEADWATERS OF NOME CREEK ARE IN THE MT. PRINDLE AREA WHERE A SMALL LOWER TERTIARY PLUTON INTRUDE PALEOZOIC AND (OR) PRECAMBRIAN SCHIST (COBB, 1973, P. 174, [B 1374]). THE PAYSTREAK IS 2 TO 4 FEET THICK OVERLAIN BY ABOUT 15 FEET OF GRAVEL (ELLSWORTH AND PARKER, 1911, P. 165). CONCENTRATES CONTAIN GOLD, CASSITERITE, MONAZITE, TOPAZ AND TOURMALINE (WEDOW AND OTHERS, 1954, P. 8). GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1910 (ELLSWORTH AND PARKER, 1911). DREDGING OCCURRED IN 1926 TO 1931, 1939 TO 1940, AND 1946 (COBB, 1976, P. 50, [OFR 76-633]). MINING OCCURRED DURING SEVERAL SEASONS BETWEEN 1960 AND 1982 (MENZIE AND OTHERS, 1983). MOST OF THE MINING HAS BEEN ABOUT 1 KM ABOVE THE JUNCTION WITH SUMNER CREEK TO THE JUNCTION WITH MOOSE CREEK, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 10 KM. SOME WORK WAS ALSO DONE ON SUMNER CREEK, JUST ABOVE ITS JUNCTION WITH NOME CREEK. NOME CREEK IS NOW A STATE RECREATIONAL MINING SITE LIMITED TO NON-MECHANIZED OPERATIONS.

Comment (Location): NOME CREEK IS A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 40 SQUARE MILES EXTENDING FROM MOOSE CREEK TO SOURDOUGH CREEK. MOST MINING WAS FROM ABOUT 1 KM ABOVE THE JUNCTION WITH SUMMER CREEK TO THE JUNCTION WITH MOOSE CREEK. SOME MINING WAS DONE ON SUMMER CREEK, JUST ABOVE ITS MOUTH. THE LOCATION IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE MINED AREA AND ABOUT 7 MILES E-SE OF TABLE TOP MOUNTAIN. NOME CREEK IS NOW A RECREATIONAL PANNING AREA THAT IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE STEESE HIGHWAY AT MILE MARKER 53.7 VIA A TWO-WHEEL DRIVE GRAVEL ROAD THAT RUNS 6 MILES TO NOME CREEK (LAMPRIGHT, 1996).

Comment (Production): THERE ARE NO DATA ON PRODUCTION BUT THE WORKINGS SUGGEST THAT THE TOTAL IS SUBSTANTIAL (MENZIE AND OTHERS, 1983, P. 49).

Comment (Workings): GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1910 (ELLSWORTH AND PARKER, 1911). DREDGING OCCURRED IN 1926 TO 1931, 1939 TO 1940, AND 1946 (COBB, 1976, P. 50, [OFR 76-633]). MINING OCCURRED DURING SEVERAL SEASONS BETWEEN 1960 AND 1982 (MENZIE AND OTHERS, 1983). MOST OF THE MINING HAS BEEN ABOUT 1 KM ABOVE THE JUNCTION WITH SUMNER CREEK TO THE JUNCTION WITH MOOSE CREEK, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 10 KM. SOME WORK WAS ALSO DONE ON SUMNER CREEK, JUST ABOVE ITS JUNCTION WITH NOME CREEK. NOME CREEK IS NOW A STATE RECREATIONAL MINING SITE LIMITED TO NON-MECHANIZED OPERATIONS.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Overstreet, W. C., 1967, The geologic occurrence of monazite: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, 327 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E. H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.

Reference (Deposit): Bates, R. G. and Wedow, Helmuth, Jr., 1953, Preliminary summary review of thorium-bearing mineral occurrences in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 202, 13 p.

Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T. K., Eakins, G. R., Green, C. B., and Lueck, L. L., 1986, Alaska's mineral industry 1985: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 39, 68 p.

Reference (Deposit): Wedow, Helmuth, Jr. and Killeen, P. L., 1954, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in eastern interior Alaska, 1946: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 331, 36 p.

Reference (Deposit): Holm, 1973, Bedrock geology and mineralization of the Mount Prindle area, Yukon-Tanana upland: University of Alaska Fairbanks Masters Thesis, 55 p.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P. S., 1942, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1940: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-A, p. 1-94.

Reference (Deposit): Lampright, R. L., 1996, Gold placer deposits near Fairbanks Alaska: Iron Fire Publications, Nederland, Colorado, 135 p.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1930, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1927: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 810-A, p. 1-64.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1941, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1939: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-A, p. 1-106.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1942, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1940: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-A, p. 1-102.

Reference (Deposit): Joesting, H.R., 1942, Strategic mineral occurences in interior Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 1, 46 p.

Reference (Deposit): Eakins, G. R., Bundtzen, T. K., Lueck, L. L., Green, C. B., Gallagher, J. L., and Robinson, M. S., 1985, Alaska's mineral industry 1984: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 38, 57 p.

Reference (Deposit): Menzie, W. D., Foster, H. L., Tripp, R.B., and Yeend, W. E., 1983, Mineral resource assessment of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-170-B, 61 p., 1 sheet, 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P. S., 1937, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1935: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 880-A, p. 1-88.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P. S., 1929, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1926: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 797, p. 1-50.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E. H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E. H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Misc. Field Studies Map 391, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P. S., 1934, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1932: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 857-A, p. 1-98.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P. S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1930: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836, p. 1-115.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P. S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1931: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 844-A, p. 1-82.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P. S., 1932, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1929: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 824, p. 1-81.

Reference (Deposit): Ellsworth, C. E. and Parker, G. L., 1911, Placer mining in the Yukon-Tanana region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480, p. 153-172.

Reference (Deposit): Ellsworth, C. E. and Davenport, R. W., 1913, Placer mining in the Yukon-Tanana Region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542, p. 203-222.

Reference (Deposit): Prindle, L. M. and Katz, F. J., 1913, Geology of the Fairbanks district , in A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska [Prindle, L.M., 1913]: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, 220 p.

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