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Bonanza Gulch Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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.
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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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Ore body information

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

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: CHLORITIC SCHIST

Economic information

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

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012905

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 209.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 194-195.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 533, P. 86.

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-463-101

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