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Bigalow Bench

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin, Tungsten
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160529
MRDS ID A001086
MAS/MILS ID 0020580053
Record type Site
Current site name Bigalow Bench
Alternate or previous names First Chance Creek, Peterson Creek, Little Queenie Creek, California Assn., L&M Assn., Daylight Assn., Harrington Bench, Duffy Bench, Morrison Bench, Imperial Bench, Sproule Bench, Mcdonald Bench, Margaret Fraction, Buckeye Fraction, Paige Fraction, Jewett Fraction, Snow Bird, Bonanza, Mosquito, Hillside, Trinity Assn., Owl Assn., Hansen Assn., Engineer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.62515, 64.95747 (WGS84)
Elevation 227
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 002 N 001 E 31 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.62515, 64.95747
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Denny Breaid
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1927
    Description 53 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1648.48g
  • Year 1927
    Description Production Reported 348 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10824.01g

Comments on the production information

  • 234,391 OZ PRODUCED FROM GOLDSTREAM PRIOR TO 1910 (B525) PRODUCED FROM GOLDSTREAM 1906-1963: 140,913 OZ AU, 18,646 OZ AG (USBM FILES). PROD. FROM ENGINEER CR. PRIOR TO 1910: 96,257 OZ (B525 P. 105-113). PROD. FROM ENGINEER CR. 1906-1918: 37,160 OZ AU, 4099 OZ AG (USBM FILES). PROD. FROM FIRST CHANCE CR. 1906-19??: 9344 OZ AU, 872 OZ AG (USBM FILES). KARDEX 58-121 REFERS TO 10 LODE CLAIMS BY USSR&M. PROBABLY INDICATES LODES UNCOVERED BY STRIPPING PRIOR TO DREDGING. M. S. 851, 852, 853, 1709, 1710, 1719, 1720, 1723, 1724, 1726, 1980 1929, 1699, 1964, 2002, 1644, 1645, 1646 ISSUED BETWEEN 1923 AND 1939 ON ENGINEER CREEK CLAIMS. M. S. 1965, 2032, 819, 1725, 1926 ISSUED 1915-1940 ON FIRST CHANCE CREEK,CLAIMS. M. S. 838 ISSUED ON GOLD RUN CREEK CLAIM, ISSUED 1972. M. S. 1961, 2004, 1928, 1932, 1927, 1658, 1664, 1668, 1770, 1611, 2058, 1755, 810, 1763, 1764, 1788, 1776, 1768, 1767, 1758, 1780, 803, 1775, 1783, 521, 793, 808, 810, 850, 855, 860, 1667, 1737, 1765, 1757, 1759, 1744, 1714, 1717, 1718, 1721, 1722, 1727, 1730, 1731, 1781, 1782, 811, 1973, 1778, 1779, 1784, 1786, 1787, 1760, 1761, 1765, 1766, 1769, 1736, 1743, 1756, 1771, 1772, 1774, 1777, 854, 1790, 1791, 1918, 1933, 1958, 1973, 822 ON GOLDSTREAM CREEK ISSUED BETWEEN 1913 AND 1942. PLACER SCHEELITE ABUNDANT ON FIRST CHANCE CR. SOME PLACER CASSITERITE FOUND ON GOLDSTREAM CREEK. USGS CRIB A001094, USGS CRIB A001095, USGS CRIB A001053, USGS CRIB A001106, USGS CRIB D002642

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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