Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Tungsten, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueFeldspar, Quartz
Geology
AlterationAlbitization; bleaching and silicification of marble; and sulfidization of schist.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10308959
MRDS IDA012840
Alternate namesMountain Creek, Mary's Gulch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.58398, -165.42497
References
Cathcart, S.H., 1922, Metalliferous lodes in southern Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 722, p. 163-261.Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome C-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-247, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.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.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.Bundtzen, T.K., Reger, R.D., Laird, G.M., Pinney, D.S., Clautice, K.H., Liss, S.A., and Cruse, G.R., 1994, Progress report on the geology and mineral resources of the Nome mining district: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Public Data-File 94-39, 21 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.