Manila Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Manila Creek Mine | Mine |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 44' 42'' North , 165° 17' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 27.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
198733
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:198733:4
GUID (UUID V4):
c37c46c2-e3a5-4fba-a227-ed4f491be667
Location: Manila Creek joins Hobson Creek to flow into the west side of Nome River in the Nome C-1 quadrangle. The location used here is the approximate center of the placer mined section which is mostly in the Nome C-1 quadrangle. This is locality 110 of Cobb (1972 [MF-463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: Chapin (1914, p. 389) reported a rich placer gold discovery on Manila Creek. The paystreak, about 10 feet thick, was on schist bedrock below about 25 feet of barren alluvium. The gold was reported to be coarse and flaky. In 1916, Mertie (1918, p. 454) found two underground drift mines in operation on Manila Creek . The headwaters of Manila Creek are in a highly mineralized area that includes several identified antimony and gold deposits (NM085, NM086, and NM087).
Workings: Small-scale drift mines operated on this creek at least up to 1916.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Sb (?)
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NM098 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
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