| Deposit ID | 10019598 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10916 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonanza Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.57089, 46.37934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 KM E OF DEERLODGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baggs Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 008W | 11 | NW OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -112.57089, 46.37934 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N30-40W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 10-25NE |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Discoverer | W. T. Zosell |
| Year of last production | 1960 |
| District name | Emery (Zosell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zosil |
| Home office | Deer Lodge. Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1301.5M |
| Overall depth | 103.63M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10916 |
MBMG BULL 98, P. 19, 57.
MBMG BULL 25, P. 41.
MBMG BULL 34, P. 18, 19.
USGS BULL 842, P. 279-80.
MBMG BULL 98, P 57.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCALLY THE VEIN IS A SHEARED ZONE WITH STREAKS OF ORE. IN PLACES IT IS A FILLED BRECCIA. IT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF RUDELY PARALLEL FRACTURE FILLINGS AND REPLACEMENTS. IT CONTAINS STOCKWORKS, HORSES OF ALTERED WALL ROCK AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF SULFIDE MINERALS ON THE FOOTWALL AND HANGING WALL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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