| Deposit ID | 10308927 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011432 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonanza Creek area |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza Cr., Little Eldorado Cr., Skookum Cr., Coarse Money Cr., Snow Gulch |
| Related records | 10282978, 10000787 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.8295, 62.1047 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Best location: Richter and Jones, 1973, USGS I-749. Area contains productive placers at the headwaters of Bonanza Cr. draining the northeast side of Gold Hill. Accurate within 1000 ft radius. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nabesna A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Nabesna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Molybdenite | Gangue |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -141.8295, 62.1047 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chisana |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NB079 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011432 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011433 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011434 |
Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-422, scale 1:250,000.
Richter, D.H., and Jones, D.L., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-749, scale 1:63,360.
Moffit, F.H., 1954, Geology of the eastern part of the Alaska Range and adjacent area: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 989-D, p. 63-218.
Moffit, F.H., 1943, Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska, with a section on the igneous rocks, by R. C. Wayland, and Gold deposits near Nabesna, by R. C. Wayland, 1943: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.
Brooks, A.H., 1921, The future of Alaska mining, in Martin G.C. and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1917: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 714, p. 5-57.
Brooks, A.H., 1915, Mineral resources of Alaska in 1914: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622, 238 p.
Capps, S.R., 1916, The Chisana-White River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 630, 130 p.
Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1970, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 70-275, 12 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer: stream, bench, buried channel |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Small-scale placer mining and prospecting has also taken place on Chathenda Creek and its tributaries, including an attempt at drift mining on Dry Gulch (now called Salt Creek). Production, if any, was probably not significant |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1997 | Leonard, K.R.; Elliott, R.L.; Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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