Valdez Bonanza Prospect

The Valdez Bonanza Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Valdez Bonanza Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Port Valdez

Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NO DATA

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): POSITION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS MF-438, LOC. 32. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MOST RECENT ACTIVITY WAS 1913 ASSESSMENT WORK

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN 2 TO 5 FT THICK PARALLELS CLEAVAGE OF SLATY COUNTRY ROCK; TRACEABLE FOR 50 FT, PINCHES OUT IN TUNNEL BENEATH OUTCROP

Comment (Workings): 100 FT TUNNEL DRIVEN BEFORE 1911; PRESENT CONDITION UNKNOWN

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: VALDEZ GOLD MINING CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 520, P. 127

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 592, P. 239

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 32

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 25

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-25

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