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Bonanza Mine

Past Producer in Santa Cruz county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Manganese, Molybdenum
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037101
MRDS ID M030399
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Mine
Alternate or previous names Part of Duquesne-Washington Camp Group, Nash Mine Group
Related records 10113377

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.68706, 31.3732 (WGS84)
Elevation 1631
Relative position ALMOST DIRECTLY NORTH OF DUQUESNE ALONG W SIDE OF WASHINGTON DUQUESNE ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Duquesne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado 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 Arizona Santa Cruz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 024S 016E 02 NW/4 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Diopside Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized To 100 Ft, Manganese Stained Gossan

Analytical data

Result ZN: CU=2.3, ZN:PB=7.0, AG:CU=1.3, PB:CU=0.3, AG:PB=4.0, ZN:AG=1.8. THE AVERAGE ORE ASSAYS 18% ZN, 6% CU, 1% PB, 5 OZ/T AG

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 60
USGS model code 18c
Deposit model name Skarn Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 22

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Duquesne Volcanics
    Rock description Duquesne Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Naco Group;Epitaph Dolomite, Cherty Limestone Member;Scherrer Formation, Lower Quartzite Member
    Rock description Naco Group;Epitaph Dolomite, Cherty Limestone Member;Scherrer Formation, Lower Quartzite Member

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.68706, 31.3732
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mineral Deposits Of Washington-Duquesne Area Occupy A Limestone-Sediment Belt (2.5 Mi By 1.25 Mi) Surrounded By Igneous Rocks Which Also Form Detached Masses And Dikes Within Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Contact Of Naco Limestone And Tri-Jur Volcanics; Upper Portion Of Shaft In Volcanic Rocks; Lower Portion In Coarsely-Crystalline Limestone That Has Been Contact Metamorphased To Marble

Ore body information

  • General form CLUSTERS OF LENSING BODIES AND BUNCHES, IRREGULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip VERTICAL TO STEEPLY E
    Length 91.44M
    Width 7.62M
    Depth to bottom 182.88M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Large Cluster Of Lensing And Irregular Replacement Bodies Along N-S Trending Fault Contact Of Pyrometamorphosed Limestone And Tri-Jur Volcanics

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE NEAR CONTACT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF SHEETING OR INCONSPICUOUS HIGH ANGLE FAULTING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882
Discoverer Thomas Shane & N.H. Chapin
Year of first production 1889
Year of last production 1961

Mining district

District name Washington Camp District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. R. Simplot Co.
    First year 1966

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Period 1880-1957
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^7% Zn, 3% Cu, 1% Pb, 4 Oz/T Ag Minor Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 113g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Trace Ore Zinc Zinc 7wt-pct
  • Year 1957
    Period 1945-1957
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^6.6% Cu, 6.1% Zn, 0.8% Pb, 4.4 Oz/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 124g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Trace Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 7wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED MAINLY IN EARLY 1900'S TO 1921, 1941-1944, AND 1951-1957

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 1.159HA
    Length 2133.6M
    Overall depth 193.55M
    Overall length 175.26M
    Overall width 70.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE SHAFT OPERATIONS; WORK COMPRISES ABOUT 1,000 FT OF SHAFTS, 3,700 FT OF TUNNELS, 1,000 FT OF CROSSCUTS, OVER 100 FT OF WINZES, AND 600 FT OF RAISES; 635 FT BONANZA SHAFT HAS 6 MAIN LEVELS SPACED 100 FT APART VERTICALLY (FIRST LEVEL IS 135 FT BELOW SURFACE).

Comments on development

  • PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE DUQUESNE MINING & REDUCTION CO (1899-1902, 1889-91), CALLAHAN ZINC LEAD CO (1942-46), BYRD (1946-53?) , ELAYER & CO, SAM KNIGHT MINING LEASE, NASH MINES (1953-64), HENSLEY, GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE (1889-WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRICAL CO BOUGHT THE W.C. DAVIS PROPERTY WHICH INCLUDED MINES OF BONANZA, POCAHONTIS, PLUTO, & I LLINOIS), CARL SANDBERG & FRED WILLIAMS (1964-66), C.S. ELAYER & CO, M AR PAK CORP (1959), SAM KNIGHT MINING LEASE INC (1957), J.V. MARINO (1 961); 1 PATENTED CLAIM. FROM 1942-46 PROPERTY INCLUDED IN PATENTED CLA IMS OF NASH GROUP TOTALLED 975 ACRES AND 4 ADDITIONAL UNPATENTED CLAIM S; NASH MINE PROPERTIES: MARY JANE, VENADOS, BONANZA, HOLLAND, INDIANA , MAIN, ESTELLA LOUISE, FLUX, TRENCH, ILLINOIS, LAURETTA, BELMONT LEAS , KANSAS, EMPIRE, DUQUESNE, PRIDE OF THE WEST

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEHMAN, 1978, PH D THESIS, UNIV OF AZ

  • Deposit

    KEITH, 1975 ABM BULL 191

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    USBM FILES, BONANZA MINE

  • Deposit

    ADMR FILE DATA, BONANZA MINE, NASH MINES

  • Deposit

    ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BONANZA MINE, DUQUESNE MINING AND REDUCTION C O.

  • Deposit

    ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH

  • Deposit

    BLM DISTRICT MINING SHEET 727

  • Deposit

    TENNEY, 1927-29, HISTORY OF MINING IN AZ, ABM, P. 293-300

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    KEITH, 1975; LEHMAN, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S
Deposit COPPER MINERALS ARE GENERALLY SEGREGATED INTO BUNCHES; ORE LENSES 20-25 FT WIDE ARE FOUND IN BOTTOM DRIFT; LARGE HORIZONTAL OR BED LIKE BODY OF ZINC ORE ENCOUNTERED 30 FT BELOW SURFACE; 75-80 FT THICK ORE SHOOTS CONTAINING CONSIDERABLE ZINC BEGIN 60-70 FT BELOW SURFACE; MAIN ORE ZONE BETWEEN 435 & 535 FT LEVELS.
Deposit THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030399 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. THIS REPORT ALSO INCLUDES DATA FROM RECORD D002404 OF J. WILLIAM HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY ABGMT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1983 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1982 Calder, Susan R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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