Bondholder

The Bondholder is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Bondholder

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Text: Quartz is iron- and arsenic-oxide stained (Hill, 1933).

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hill, 1933

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The Bondholder vein was opened by at least two shafts, one 142 feet deep, and several pits (Hill, 1933, p. 146).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Bondholder vein was opened by at least two shafts and several pits (Hill, 1933, p. 146). About 200 feet north of these shafts, an opening exposed a 4.5-foot-wide vein in mica schist that was oriented N. 24 E., dipping 45 NW. The vein contained iron- and arsenic-oxide stained quartz, a sample of which assayed $10.29 gold per ton (0.5 ounce of gold per ton) (Hill, 1933, p. 146). The vein averaged 6 feet in thickness in a 142-foot shaft. By 1931, five hundred tons of ore had been mined from the Bondholder vein.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein

Comment (Production): Production Notes = By 1931, five hundred tons of ore had been mined from the Bondholder vein (Hill, 1933).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.

Reference (Deposit): Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.

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