The Nome nugget., 1922-06-10

mArkable condition is due almost entirely absence highways during the greater part of the two decades gold production.
 Despite the deterring conditions under which u
 abors the Nome District the of the Alaska placer mining regions in 1920. It produced gold valued at $1s17.S1S.00. compared to . combined total of slsSsO7s0O from all other placer districts Eighteen dredges about seventy five open mines thirteen deep underground placers operated; about $50 men being employed. Regarding the future placer outlook. Dr. Alfred H Brooks the U. S. Geolog cal Survey Tt estimated years ago 90S) that the value of the gold the gravel plan ancient beach high beach pacers of Seward Penn- sula about s215OOO, 100000. Substracting the of gold that has since been mined from these de- posts leaves the value of the $cO0 Though the above estimates of the available placer may appear extravagant to some, comparison will be shown that they are moderate. 1. With the return normal conditions development has increased steadily in recent months and several important small strikes have been made result renewed prospect ing efforts.
 Platinum valued at $34.0S7.00 was produced in AL aska in 1920 large portion being obtained the Nome District. The bulk of the Nome output mined from the Dime Greek places although recoveries of consd erabe value made Bear and Sweepstakes Creeks and at Willow Creek. Until 1916 effort made to recover this valuable metal but each succeeding wit increased output efforts at recovery tended.
 CunQSfkN bearing odes developed at Fair banks and Nome when the needs led abnormal de- mand | Considerable Tungsten was shipped from these properties between and 1918 and Sche
 lite recovered from gold dredges at Nome ''s In all about S7 tons of Alaska Schellite concentrates have been mined and marketed. 1.
 StIUer bearing are found in many places in the Nome District The Omak sil1er-lead mine on Fish River has produced the past but pended operations with the decline in silver some years ago Promising lodes are located at various other points. notably the Kugruk River where extensive development work has been done during the past two years although transportation difficulties have so far prevented shipment of ore. I 2.
 .Hnfinonp ore in the form stibnite is one of the most widely distributed minerals in Alaska The nigh price and ready market for antimony during the war led to development of stbnte several lo- calities in the Nome District The facts in hanl indicate that there large of antmony ore in this district. l.
 Cooper deposits have been found on Seward Penin- sula and some of these have been developed small way few test shipments have been made < < > Copper odes have been located in several places in the Nokatak-kobuk region of Northern Alaska Consider able prospecting has been done deposits near shugnak. in the middle Kobuk valley Were those deposits not isolated they would undoubt edly have been mined. 3.
 Gin Alaska has produced about 972 of metallic tin which has nearly all from the paeers the York District at the west of Seward Peninsula Der of discoveries of lode tin have been made in the York section The only development has been at the Lost River Mine The best hope of the continuation of AL aska tin mining based the lode tin in the York Dis trct. The Lost River mine is the only property suf centy developed justify the belief that will