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File Created: 03-Jul-1986 by Gary R. Foye (GRF)
Last Edit:  20-Feb-1989 by David G. Bailey (DGB)

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NMI 093G1 Au3
Name NORN CREEK, ALDER CREEK Mining Division Cariboo
BCGS Map 093G018
Status Past Producer NTS Map 093G01W
Latitude 053º 10' 55'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 122º 28' 27'' Northing 5892640
Easting 535140
Commodities Gold Deposit Types C01 : Surficial placers
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Norn Creek placer gold occurrence is located at the junction of Norn and Alder Creeks. No other information known.

"Data from the Cariboo mining district indicate that supergene leaching of gold dispersed within massive sulphides by Tertiary deep weathering followed by Cenozoic erosion is the most likely explanation for the occurrence of coarse gold nuggets in Quaternary sediments" (Exploration in British Columbia 1989, page 147).

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1882-357; 1912-51
EMPR BULL 28, pp. 22,28
EMPR FIELDWORK 1989, pp. 167-172; 1990, pp. 331-356; 1992, pp. 463-473
EMPR PF (See 93G General File - 1W Area and Quesnel Area)
EMPR EXPL 1989, pp. 147-169
GSC MAP 1424A

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