Unnamed (at the head of Fox Creek) (ARDF #NM104) Au

Unnamed (at the head of Fox Creek)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Au
Ore minerals	arsenopyrite; pyrite; pyrrhotite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	NM
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	D-1
Latitude	64.7735
Longitude	-165.1522
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	The occurrence is on the north side of a ridge between upper Fox Creek and Bock Creek at an elevation of about 1,600 feet. It is about on the east half of the section line that separates sections 21 and 28, T. 8 S., R. 32 W., Kateel River Meridian. The site is locality 22 of Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) and locality 23 of Hummel (1975).

Geologic setting

Geologic description Arsenopyrite, pyrite, and (or) possibly pyrrhotite occur in a old pit or cut at this locality (Hummel, 1962 [MF 248]). The occurrence is in inter-layered marble and calcareous mica schist. Hummel (1975) cited the location as an unevaluated mineral occurrence.
Geologic map unit	(-165.154818217783, 64.7727433264875)
Mineral deposit model	Arsenopyrite, pyrite, or pyrrhotite associated with schist and marble.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	A prospect pit or cut is apparently present here.
Indication of production	None

References

MRDS Number	10307947
References Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. Hummel, C.L., 1975, Mineral deposits and occurrences, and associated altered rocks in southwest Seward Peninsula, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-2, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.
Reporters	C.C. Hawley and Travis L. Hudson
Last report date	10/22/1999