Latitude: 64°46'19"N
Longitude: 164°17'9"W
Location: Nugget Gulch is a small headwater tributary to the Solomon River. Its mouth is at an elevation of about 490 feet, about 8 miles north of Quigleys Camp on the Solomon River. It is locality 96 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: There is one early report that prospecting for placer gold occurred on Nugget Gulch (Smith, 1909).
Workings: Some surface prospecting has occurred on this creek.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
References
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-445, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-181, 185 p. Smith, P.S., 1909, Recent developments in southern Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 379-F, p. 267-301.
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