Bonniefield — Interior Region

Source: Gold Fever Prospecting — Alaska Gold Prospecting Locations. Compiled by Tom Ashworth (Prospectors Cache / goldfeverprospecting.com). Area: Bonniefield. Documented placer gold or recreational panning area. Map coordinates are approximate (region centroid or geocoded place name). Verify claim status, private land, and current regulations before prospecting. Many large areas in Alaska are withdrawn from mineral entry. The Bonniefield district is about 60 miles from Fairbanks and includes the Kanishna and Valdez Creek areas. This area has long produced some excellent placer gold. This was an important mining center extending from the Tanana Flats on the north and south to the north slopes of the Alaska Range, on the east by the Delta River and on the west by the Nenana River. Look at the Healy, Mt. Hayes, Fairbanks and Kantishna quadrangles. Liberty Bell, Moose Creek and Spruce Creek Placer mines were very rich. The California Creek and the Prospect Mining Company Placer mine were also in this area and produced well. The Forth of July Creek Mine was another important placer locality. The area along gold King Creek had placers that have been worked since 1903. Along Eva Creek, the placers, especially near the Liberty Bell Mine were worked. On Caribou Creek you can find some nice gold. Along Marguerite, Moose, Platte and Portage Creek are also good spots.