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Bonanza Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282978
MRDS ID A011432
MAS/MILS ID 0020780064
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Creek
Related records 10000787

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -141.8122, 62.108 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 004 N 020 E 19 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -141.8122, 62.108
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 12,193 Yards Processed. 8259 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 256883.64g
  • Year 1916
    Description 1,363 Yards Processed. 324 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10077.52g
  • Year 1918
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 373.24g
  • Year 1918
    Description 348 Yards Processed. 51 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1586.27g
  • Year 1919
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 311.03g
  • Year 1919
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1337.44g
  • Year 1920
    Description 4,593 Yards Processed. 450 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13996.56g
  • Year 1921
    Description 6,200 Yards Processed. 548 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17044.7g
  • Year 1922
    Description 6,656 Yards Processed. 778 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24198.5g
  • Year 1923
    Description 10,200 Yards Processed. 785 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24416.23g
  • Year 1924
    Description 894 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27806.51g
  • Year 1925
    Description 1161 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 36111.14g
  • Year 1934
    Description 74 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2301.65g
  • Year 1934
    Description 9,000 Yards Processed. 258 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8024.69g
  • Year 1935
    Description 61 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1897.31g
  • Year 1936
    Description 771 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 23980.78g
  • Year 1941
    Description 174 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5412g
  • Year 1941
    Description 45 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1399.65g
  • Year 1942
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1942
    Description 66 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2052.82g
  • Year 1948
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1948
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B592p p. 316

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 60

  • Deposit

    B622k pp. 204, 208-216, 222

  • Deposit

    B630 pp. 90, 92-95, 99-109, 115

  • Deposit

    B642c p. 62

  • Deposit

    BMB142 p. 26

  • Deposit

    B662b p. 55

  • Deposit

    B692b p. 36

  • Deposit

    B714b p. 84

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 14

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 23

  • Deposit

    B813a p. 35

  • Deposit

    B836a p. 40

  • Deposit

    B864A p. 42

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 44

  • Deposit

    B880A p. 47

  • Deposit

    B880B p. 105

  • Deposit

    B897A p. 55

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 56

  • Deposit

    B917A p. 55

  • Deposit

    B926A p. 53

  • Deposit

    B926C p. 193

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 50

  • Deposit

    B933Ba pp. 170-174

  • Deposit

    C248 p. 7

  • Deposit

    B989D pp. 196-200, 203

  • Deposit

    C348 pp. 4-5

  • Deposit

    IC8252 p. 54

  • Deposit

    P610 p. 25

  • Deposit

    MF422

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 64

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. E-53

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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