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Upper Bonanza Creek Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Tungsten, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002115
MRDS ID A013006
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Bonanza Creek Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -154.55939, 60.77999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake and Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Clark D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Lake Clark NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Clark C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mulchatna River(hydrologic unit)

Nushagak River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR HEADWATERS OF BONANZA CREEK. MF-1114B LOC. 8. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANOMALOUS TUNGSTEN AND TIN FROM PAN CONCENTRATES

Analytical data

Result W: 3000.0 PPM, SN: 1000.0 PPM FROM PAN CONCENTRATES, ADGGS OFR 118 P. 13 SAMPLE 159

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -154.55939, 60.77999
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: TERT-CRET GRANODIORITE ; REG.COM: SOURCE OF PLACER UNKNOWN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1978
Discoverer Eakins And Others

Mining district

District name Bristol Bay

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS, OCCURRENCE ONLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURRENCE DETECTED FROM ANOMALOUS TUNGSTEN AND TIN PAN CONCENTRATES
Deposit OCCURRENCE ONLY, DETECTED FROM ANOMALOUS PAN CONCENTRATES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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