Unnamed (lode south of hill 1190 between Snake and Nome Rivers) (ARDF #NM289) Cu

Unnamed (lode south of hill 1190 between Snake and Nome Rivers)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Cu
Ore minerals	chalcopyrite; malachite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	NM
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	C-1
Latitude	64.6733
Longitude	-165.3498
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This unnamed lode occurrence is at an elevation of about 1,100 feet on the ridge crest between the Nome and Snake River drainages. The map location is 2.1 miles north-northwest of the Nome-Taylor road crossing of Nome River, just inside the south-central border of section 30, T. 9 S., R. 33 W., Kateel River Meridian. This is locality 23 of Hummel (1962 [MF 247]) and 39 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).

Geologic setting

Geologic description Hummel (1962 [MF 247, locality 23]) reports a copper prospect at this site. Bedrock is graphitic schist; no other information is available.
Geologic map unit	(-165.352415375982, 64.6725378690346)
Alteration of deposit	Oxidation?

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	Some surface prospecting pits may be present.
Indication of production	None

References

MRDS Number	A012817; A012827
References 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. 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.
Reporters	C.C. Hawley and Travis L. Hudson
Last report date	7/10/2000