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Bigalow Bench

The Bigalow Bench is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 745 feet.

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

Name: Bigalow Bench

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 745 Feet (227 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.9578, -147.62220

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Bigalow Bench MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bigalow Bench
Secondary: First Chance Creek
Secondary: Peterson Creek
Secondary: Little Queenie Creek
Secondary: California Assn.
Secondary: L&M Assn.
Secondary: Daylight Assn.
Secondary: Harrington Bench
Secondary: Duffy Bench
Secondary: Morrison Bench
Secondary: Imperial Bench
Secondary: Sproule Bench
Secondary: Mcdonald Bench
Secondary: Margaret Fraction
Secondary: Buckeye Fraction
Secondary: Paige Fraction
Secondary: Jewett Fraction
Secondary: Snow Bird
Secondary: Bonanza
Secondary: Mosquito
Secondary: Hillside
Secondary: Trinity Assn.
Secondary: Owl Assn.
Secondary: Hansen Assn.
Secondary: Engineer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

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

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Denny Breaid
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1927
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1927
Description: Production Reported 348 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): 234,391 OZ PRODUCED FROM GOLDSTREAM PRIOR TO 1910 (B525) PRODUCED FROM GOLDSTREAM 1906-1963: 140,913 OZ AU, 18,646 OZ AG (USBM FILES). PROD. FROM ENGINEER CR. PRIOR TO 1910: 96,257 OZ (B525 P. 105-113). PROD. FROM ENGINEER CR. 1906-1918: 37,160 OZ AU, 4099 OZ AG (USBM FILES). PROD. FROM FIRST CHANCE CR. 1906-19??: 9344 OZ AU, 872 OZ AG (USBM FILES). KARDEX 58-121 REFERS TO 10 LODE CLAIMS BY USSR&M. PROBABLY INDICATES LODES UNCOVERED BY STRIPPING PRIOR TO DREDGING. M. S. 851, 852, 853, 1709, 1710, 1719, 1720, 1723, 1724, 1726, 1980 1929, 1699, 1964, 2002, 1644, 1645, 1646 ISSUED BETWEEN 1923 AND 1939 ON ENGINEER CREEK CLAIMS. M. S. 1965, 2032, 819, 1725, 1926 ISSUED 1915-1940 ON FIRST CHANCE CREEK,CLAIMS. M. S. 838 ISSUED ON GOLD RUN CREEK CLAIM, ISSUED 1972. M. S. 1961, 2004, 1928, 1932, 1927, 1658, 1664, 1668, 1770, 1611, 2058, 1755, 810, 1763, 1764, 1788, 1776, 1768, 1767, 1758, 1780, 803, 1775, 1783, 521, 793, 808, 810, 850, 855, 860, 1667, 1737, 1765, 1757, 1759, 1744, 1714, 1717, 1718, 1721, 1722, 1727, 1730, 1731, 1781, 1782, 811, 1973, 1778, 1779, 1784, 1786, 1787, 1760, 1761, 1765, 1766, 1769, 1736, 1743, 1756, 1771, 1772, 1774, 1777, 854, 1790, 1791, 1918, 1933, 1958, 1973, 822 ON GOLDSTREAM CREEK ISSUED BETWEEN 1913 AND 1942. PLACER SCHEELITE ABUNDANT ON FIRST CHANCE CR. SOME PLACER CASSITERITE FOUND ON GOLDSTREAM CREEK. USGS CRIB A001094, USGS CRIB A001095, USGS CRIB A001053, USGS CRIB A001106, USGS CRIB D002642

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-094

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-099

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-011

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-024

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-038

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-042

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-075

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-077

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-091

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-121

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-124

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-151

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 23

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 51, 54

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 80-81

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 35

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-360

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-361

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-368

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-381

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-382

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-389

Reference (Deposit): B251 p. 67

Reference (Deposit): B284l pp. 118-119

Reference (Deposit): B314b pp. 36-37

Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 29, 38-39

Reference (Deposit): B345c pp. 41-43

Reference (Deposit): B379k pp. 190-191, 195

Reference (Deposit): B379k p. 194

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 232

Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 154-155

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 182

Reference (Deposit): B520n pp. 240-241

Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 105, 109-113

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-273

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-290

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-299

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-301

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-312

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-314

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-317

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-334

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-342

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-348

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-351

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-357

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-182

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-221

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-227

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-250

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-264

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-266

Reference (Deposit): B542j pp. 205-206

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 359

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 146

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 13

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 14, 17

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 28, 47

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 32-33, 52

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 32-33, 54

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 32-33, 54

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 358

Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 54-55

Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 234

Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 58-59

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 32, 39-41

Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 188, 211

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 30-31, 51

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 34-35, 56

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 35-36, 58

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 39-40, 61

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 46-47, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 46-47, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 43-46, 74

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 40-42, 70

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 38-39, 67

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