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Bonanza Mine

Past Producer in Trinity county in California, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese, Silica
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10262870
MAS/MILS ID 0061050019
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Mine
Alternate or previous names Bonanza Claims, Black Jackson

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -123.20531, 40.20375 (WGS84)
Elevation 1140
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Swim Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garberville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mad-Redwood(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers 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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027 N 012 W 10 NENESW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -123.20531, 40.20375
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 3M
    Length 10M
    Width 8M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N60W:70S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 2HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1941
Year of first production 1944

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRENGOVE-RECON OF CALIF MN DEPS-USBM.RPT. OF INVEST.5579-196

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN-MINES AND MIN RES TRINITYCO-CAL DIV.MINES,GEO.CO.RPT

  • Deposit

    TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.MINES BUL.152-APRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8-21-75-LARGE PIT EXPOSES FAIRLY SMALL OREBED-MUCH WASTED EF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Niemi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative California resources

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