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Bonanza King

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034018
MRDS ID M020693
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza King
Related records 10236806

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.55027, 34.9153 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 25 MILES NW OF FENNER, EAST SLOPE OF PROVIDENCE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fountain Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amboy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 010N 014E 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.55027, 34.9153
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1901 - 1936 INTERMITTENT

Mining district

District name Trojan

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED: $60,000 PER MONTH FROM 1883 - 1887

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 6096M
    Overall depth 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • 540 FT. SHAFT WITH 5 LEVELS AT 100 FT. INTERVALS, ALSO WINZE TO 800 FT. LEVEL, AND ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 617 - 618

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 72 - 73 (AP.)

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 617 - 618 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR LENES 4 - 20 FT. THICK IN FISSURES PARALLEL TO CONTACT OF INTRUSIVE MONZONITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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