The Bonanza Creek is a gold, silver, and tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 600 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
Elevation: 600 Feet (183 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Tin
Lat, Long: 65.3306, -151.33330
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Bonanza Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza Creek
Secondary: Edward Vogt
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Melozitna
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward Vogt Estate
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION - SEE MORELOCK CREEK 020480013.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-026
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WAR MINERALS REPORT406 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): B844D p. 192
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT406
Reference (Deposit): RI4322 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): OF239 pp. 5-13
Reference (Deposit): MF371
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