RWM Prospect, Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| RWM Prospect | Prospect |
| Fairhaven Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 51' 25'' North , 163° 12' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Deering | 127 (2017) | 33.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
199794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199794:4
GUID (UUID V4):
05f65e88-4895-42b2-a5b3-4fca05f437b8
Location: This prospect is on the ridge between the headwaters of the Inmachuk River and Old Glory Creek in the SW1/4 of section 1, T. 6 N., R. 22 W. It is at an elevation of about 1,000 feet and about 0.8 mile northwest of the Nelson Creek lode gold occurrence (BN059).
Geology: In the Fall of 2004, Royal Pretoria Gold Ltd. staked 2 State of Alaska mining claims and did a soil survey on this prospect. Altar Resources developed the prospect concept, conducted the field work, and held the property in 2004. Soil samples were collected on a 2,200 by 2,400 meter soil grid; the samples were taken 100 meters apart on nine, east-west sample lines, 300 m apart. The samples defined a northwest-trending gold anomaly. The gold content of the soil was as high as 735 parts per billion; anomalous gold values were obtained on 7 of the 9 soil sample lines. Other anomalous elements include arsenic and antimony. On April 7, 2006, Full Metal Minerals (2006, ID=53) announced that it had entered an agreement to acquire 100 percent of this property. The rocks in the area of this prospect are Paleozoic metasedimentary schist and marble (Till and others, 1986). A northwest-trending fault zone may localize gold mineralization in this area.
Workings: In the Fall of 2004, Royal Pretoria Gold Ltd. staked 2 State of Alaska mining claims and did a soil survey on this prospect. Altar Resources developed the prospect concept, conducted the field work, and held the property in 2004. Soil samples were collected on a 2,200- by 2,400-meter soil grid; the samples were taken 100 meters apart on 9 east-west sample lines, 300 meters apart. On April 7, 2006, Full Metal Minerals announced that it had entered an agreement to acquire 100 percent of this property.
Age: Probably mid-Cretaceous.
Alteration: Silicification?
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Probably quartz veins and segregations in metasedimentary rocks (Cox and Singer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BN143 |
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