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Bonanza Gulch Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002055
MRDS ID A012905
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Gulch Placer
Related records 10112368

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.42078, 64.59428 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position TRIB. OF GLACIER CR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sitnasuak Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ENTIRE GULCH LIES WITHIN 1500 FT OF LOCATION; USGS BULLETIN 533, PLATE III. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result AU WORTH $18.59/OZ., USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 209.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.42078, 64.59428
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.76M
    Length 45.72M
    Width 3.66M
    Depth to bottom 2.9M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: CHLORITIC SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1903

Comments on the workings information

  • 150 FT X 10-12 FT AREA MINED OUT BY 1906.

Comments on development

  • MINING REPORTED: 1903.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AU IN 2.5 FT OF GRAVEL UNDER 5-6 FT OF SANDY CLAY AND 1 FT OF MOSS AND "MUCK"; PAYSTREAK 1/4 MILE LONG CONNECTS TO GLACIER CR. PAYSTREAK.
Deposit GRADIENT: 200 FT/0.5 MI. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
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-MAY-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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