Bonanza Mill

Producer in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300127
MAS/MILS ID 0482290025
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -105.49053, 31.18207 (WGS84)
Elevation 1510
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lasca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -105.49053, 31.18207

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bonanza Mining Venture,Ltd.
    ID 4102782
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1:250000 AMS MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Reynolds U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/06/1979
MSHA mine ID4102782
Mine name (MSHA)Bonanza Mine & Mill
Current operatorBonanza Mining Venture Ltd
Current controller (parent)Parsons Donald & Frank Lockwood
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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