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Bonanza King

Past Producer in Butte county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034260
MRDS ID M021003
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza King

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.41912, 40.02487 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 6 MILES EAST OF CHAPARRAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jonesville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Almanor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lassen National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025N 005E 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.41912, 40.02487
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.41M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1924 , 1927

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1924
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.57 Oz Au, 112.58 Oz Ag, 4.56 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 129g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 3179g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 16g/mt
  • Year 1927
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.71 Oz Au, 96.65 Oz Ag, 8 % Pb, 3.4 % Cu 6.4 % Zn, 2.1 % Sb, .1 % As And 2.7 % Fe.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 3wt-pct
    Ore Arsenic Arsenic 0wt-pct
    Ore Antimony Antimony 2wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 8wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1927 SHIPMENT NETTED THE OPERATORS $39.68 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 7.32M

Comments on the workings information

  • 24 FT. SHAFT, 200 FT. TUNNEL AND OTHER WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUC. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 423

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1931 : SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION; 26 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 367 , 409 .

  • Production

    LOGAN, C.A., 1931 , P. 409

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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