Unnamed (west of Sunset Creek)

The Unnamed (west of Sunset Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (west of Sunset Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Gold

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

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This prospect is a large block of patented claims (U.S. Mineral Survey No. 1320) about 2.5 miles long, generally oriented easterly and almost 1 mile wide. The claim block extends north into the foothills but is mostly on the upper coastal plain, west of Sunset Creek (NM173). The block is inferred to be located on an intermediate and unnamed buried beach deposit on the coastal plain.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The claims were sufficiently explored to obtain patent (U.S. Mineral Survey No. 1320) on a large block. They are not known to have been developed. The claims predate 1925 because they appear on a Hammon Consolidated Goldfields map of that date.

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = This report

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Buried beach placer?

References

Reference (Deposit): Hawley, C.C., and Hudson, T.L., 2002, Alaska Resource Data File, Nome quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-113, 735 p.

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