| Deposit ID | 10015946 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC00016 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 80130131 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonanza Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza No 2, Bonanza # 2, Bananza (misspelled) |
| Related records | 10117145 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.47111, 39.984 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | Shaft shown but not labeled on topo. On shared section line Secs. 5 and 8. At 8,075 ft, 1,700 ft. N72E of Cross shaft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boulder(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tungsten(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Boulder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 01S | 72W | 05, 08 | SW4 or SE4, NW4 of NE4, on section line | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | Granitic rocks of 1700-m.y. age group |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1907-1919, 1923-1929, intermittent to 1944. |
| District name | Boulder Tungsten District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wolf Tongue Mining Co. |
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Lessee |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bodnar Brothers (M. Bodnar) |
| Home office | George A. Bodnar and Michael Bodnar 500 Grant Ave. Louisville, CO |
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cold Spring Tungsten, Inc. |
| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bodnar Brothers |
| Year | 1960 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC00016 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 80130131 | = 10117145, merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC00098 | = 10015981, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 80130092 | =10190721, merged and deleted. |
COLO BOM 1954 LIST
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
Sharps, 1965, Tungsten in Colorado: Colo. Sch. of Mines Mineral Ind. Bull., v. 8, no. 5, 16 p.
MINE MAP REPO[sitory] # 405007
Lovering and Tweto, 1953, USGS Prof. Paper 245, p. 155-156.
DMEA, 1953, Docket # DMEA-3014. http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/co/dmea/3014_DMEA.pdf
Colorado Metal Mining Fund Board, 1960, Tungsten Mines of Colorado.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1972-07-01 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | also DC00098 = 10015981 |
| Editor | 2007-05-24 | Melton, Greg | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2013-12-19 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate records. |
| Reporter | 1983-11-17 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0080130131 = 10117145, 0080130092 = 10190721 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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