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Bonanza Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160535
MRDS ID A015191
MAS/MILS ID 0020480012
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Creek
Alternate or previous names Edward Vogt
Related records 10002740

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -151.3364, 65.3302 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanana B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 006 N 018 W 19 C NWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -151.3364, 65.3302
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Date of Last Modification 860825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1902

Mining district

District name Melozitna

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Edward Vogt Estate
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION - SEE MORELOCK CREEK 020480013.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Indicated 45000mt ore
    Demonstrated 45000mt ore
    Total resources 45000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 28.7 g/mt Gold Major 1945
    Tin Sn 28 wt-pct Tin Major 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 048-026

  • Reserve-Resource

    WAR MINERALS REPORT406 p. 8

  • Deposit

    B844D p. 192

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT406

  • Deposit

    RI4322 p. 7

  • Deposit

    OF239 pp. 5-13

  • Deposit

    MF371

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1995 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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