Alaska
Occurrence

Nelson Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Materials
GangueClay, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
AlterationSchist is bleached locally and crosscut by a zone of clay alteration.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10001893
MRDS IDA012719
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.84937, -163.1934
References
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-429, 123 p.Hudson, T.L., Miller, M. L., and Pickthorn, W. J., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-796-B, 46 p., one sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-417, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Herried, G.H., 1966, The geology and geochemistry of the Inmachuk River map area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geological Report 23, 25 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.