The Bonanza Creek and Tributaries is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.53, -145.37780
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Bonanza Creek and Tributaries MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza Creek and Tributaries
Secondary: No. 1 On Lower End
Secondary: Nos. 2-8 Above No. 1
Secondary: Bonanza Discovery
Secondary: No. 1 Above
Secondary: Kenneth C. Spaid
Secondary: Fred Whitehead
Secondary: Frank Sandstrom
Secondary: Sylvestor Kozloski
Secondary: Harold Kozloski
Secondary: Helen Warner
Secondary: Henry Warner
Secondary: Boxcar 1-12
Secondary: Box Car 1-12
Secondary: B & D 1-3
Secondary: Grognon Gulch
Secondary: Caribou Gulch
Secondary: Jennie
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Randall Davis
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Bonanza Mining Co.
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Nicholas J. Davis
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Lee Ruble
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Phillips, Norman L.
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Dennis Ridner
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Maxwell, Robert
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: L. Mcgee
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1934
Description: 333 Yards Processed. 108 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 30,000 Yards Processed. 90 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 6,640 Yards Processed. 149 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 85 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-190
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-374
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-375
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B824d p. 169
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 226-228
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 49
Reference (Deposit): MF391
Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1982
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-025
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