Alaska
Past Producer

Bonanza Creek

Alaska, United States
SilverGoldMolybdenumMercuryLeadCopper
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Description

"William James, N.P. Nelson, And A Mrs. Wales," Usgs Bull 933, P. 170

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Mercury, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
GangueCinnabar, Galena, Molybdenite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10000787
MRDS IDA011432
Alternate namesBonanza Creek Area, Includes Bonanza Cr., Little Eldorado Cr., Skookum Cr., Coarse Money Cr., Snow Gulch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.10442, -141.82944
References
RICHTER, D.H., AND MATSON, N.A., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE NABESNA QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-422, SCALE 1:250,000.RICHTER, D.H., AND OTHERS, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE NABESNA QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-655-K, SCALE 1:250,000.RICHTER, D.H., AND JONES, D.L., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NABESNA A-2 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-749, SCALE 1:63,360.MOFFIT, F.H., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND ADJACENT AREA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 989-D, P. 65-218.MOFFIT, F.H., 1943, GEOLOGY OF THE NUTZOTIN MOUNTAINS, ALASKA, WITH A SECTION ON THE IGNEOUS ROCKS, BY R. C. WAYLAND, AND GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR NABESNA, BY R. C. WAYLAND, 1943: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 933-B, P. 103-199.BROOKS, 1921, USGS B 714, P.84BROOKS, 1915, USGS B 622, P. 202-204, 208-216, 222RICHTER, D.H., AND MATSON, N.A., 1970, GEOCHEMICAL DATA FROM THE NABESNA A-2 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 70-275, 12 P., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:63,360.CAPPS, S.R., 1916, THE CHISANA-WHITE RIVER DISTRICT, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 630, 130 P.USGS OFR 397USGS PP 610, P. 25.BAG-MF-655K-65USGS BULL 714,P84;USGS PP610,P.25