| Deposit ID | 10071091 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014306 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonanza Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.71313, 44.38489 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | 15.5 MI NE OF STANLEY .5 MI NW OF BONANZA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Custer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 015E | 09 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Oligo-Mio Challis Volcanics-Andesite, Latite |
| Rock description | Oligo-Mio Challis Volcanics-Andesite, Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -114.71313, 44.38489 |
|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 0.46M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| District name | Yankee Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bonanza Gold Min. Co. |
| First year | 1922 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014306 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_416 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370028 | data consolidated into this record |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, SILVER - GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83, 37 P
IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 83, 1949, P. 35-36.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 431, P. 207.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 83, P. 35.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: NEW ORE IN 1922 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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