Alaska
Past Producer

Nome Creek Area

Alaska, United States
GoldTinTungstenAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTin
TertiaryTungsten, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Gold, Scheelite, Stibnite
GangueMonazite, Topaz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10100948
MRDS IDA010725
Alternate namesSumner Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.34164, -146.70269
References
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