Foster Prospect (in headwaters of Otter Creek), Koyuk Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Foster Prospect (in headwaters of Otter Creek) | Prospect |
| Koyuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 6' North , 162° 24' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Elim | 340 (2017) | 54.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
197525
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:197525:6
GUID (UUID V4):
43ee55e7-93a8-42c3-8f54-c741f4ad3c71
Location: This prospect is in the headwaters of Otter Creek, a west tributary to Tubutulik River on the south side of Death Valley. The mouth of Otter Creek is 4 miles south of Camp Haven. This locality is about 4 miles upsteam from the mouth of Otter Creek. It is locality 56 of Cobb (1972; MF 417; 1975; OFR 75-429).
Geology: Tin-bearing alluvial gravels have been prospected here (Herreid, 1965). Several dozer cuts in the gravels have been made but little bedrock was exposed and none was mineralized. Bedrock in the area is Lower Paleozoic metamorphic rocks (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: Several dozer cuts in the alluvial gravels of the creek channel are present.
Age: Quaternary
Production: Probably no production.
Commodities (Major) - Sn
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Alluvial placer Sn (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39e)
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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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite ? Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite ? | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BN087 |
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