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Coyote Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Coyote Creek Mine | Mine |
| Port Clarence Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 12' 14'' North , 166° 16' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Teller | 236 (2017) | 7.6km |
| Brevig Mission | 400 (2017) | 17.3km |
Location: Coyote Creek is a north-flowing stream whose mouth is on the south shore of Grantley Harbor, 1.75 miles southeast of Teller. Mining operations as mapped by Sainsbury and others (1969) took place along 0.6 miles of the main drainage between elevations of 245 and 320 feet. This is locality 85 of Cobb and Sainsbury (1972). Cobb (1975) summarized relevant references under the name 'Coyote Cr.'.
Geology: Bedrock in the Coyote Creek drainage is a metapelitic sequence with local metamorphosed mafic intrusive bodies (Sainsbury, 1972). In places, the retrograded greenschist facies mafic bodies preserve remnant blueschist facies minerals. The age of this assemblage is unknown but it is probably Paleozoic. Placer mining operations have taken place along 0.6 miles of the main drainage between elevations of 245 and 320 feet (Sainsbury and others, 1969). These non-float operations took place primarily between 1920 and 1940 (Cobb, 1975). The character of the placer deposit has not been described.
Workings: Various kinds of open-cut, non-float operations have taken place along 0.6 miles of the main drainage between elevations of 245 and 320 feet .
Age: Quaternary
Production: Not known
Reserves: Not defined
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes
Deposit Model: Alluvial Au placer (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TE090 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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