Bonanza Creek Prospect

The Bonanza Creek 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: Bonanza Creek Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Eagle

Land Status

Not available

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

Form: DISCONTINUOUS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Zone Limonite Stained

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AU: .02-11.0 PPM. SEE REF. 2, P. 9, TABLE 1, CHANNEL SAMPLES 13-18.

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 3. PROSPECT BETWEEN BONANZA AND EASTER CREEK ABOUT 1 MILE FROM SEVENTYMILE RIVER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN A 60 FT. WIDE LIMONITE-STAINED CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN SERPENTINE AND A FINE GRAINED MAFIC INTRUSIVE ROCK. QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS CUT BOTH THE SERPENTINITE AND THE INTRUSIVE ROCK. GOLD IN SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK.

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEINS AND SILICA CARBONATE ROCK ASSOCIATED WITH SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC BODIES. THE ULTRAMAFICS OUTCROP ALONG A FAULT ZONE AND ARE DISCONTINUOUS. RECONNAISSANCE SAMPLING ALONG THE FAULT ZONE TO THE SE DOES NOT INDICATE A CONTINUATION OF MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-3

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (D-3), LOC. 3.

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 335, P. 9, 10.

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