The Buster Bench 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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Buster Bench MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buster Bench
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU WORTH $18.67/OZ., EQUIVALENT TO FINENESS OF 917.75, USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 173.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): MINED IN EARLY 1900'S; $4,000 PRODUCED FROM PIT 75 FT BY 30 FT BY 18 FT DEEP, PRICE OF AU = $20.67/FINE OZ.
Comment (Location): BENCH DEPOSIT ON S BANK OF BUSTER CR., ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE STREAM LEVEL. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): 2 PAY STREAKS IN BENCH DEPOSIT TRACED FOR 700 FT ALONG S BANK OF BUSTER CR.; UPPER PAY STREAK: 10 FT THICK, 140 FT WIDE, LOW GRADE; LOWER PAY STREAK: 3 FT THICK, 25 FT WIDE IN BEDROCK CHANNEL 1/8 MILE LONG; THE 2 PAY LAYERS ARE SEPARATED BY 10 FT OF MUCK AND OVERLAIN BY 18 FT OF FRAGMENTAL MATERIAL COMPOSED OF SCHIST AND QUARTZ WITH BOULDERS OF GREENSTONE AND GRANITE; BEDROCK IS DECOMPOSED IRON-STAINED SCHIST CONTAINING AU TO 18 IN DEPTH; W END OF BENCH GRADES INTO ALLUVIAL FAN 4-18 FT DEPP.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST AND MARBLE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 533, P. 96-97.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-116
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 173.
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