| Deposit ID | 10078002 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026109 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160070026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonanza Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza Mining Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.18219, 42.22603 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 8.75 MI SE OF MONTPELIER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bear Lake(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pegram(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Central Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bear Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 014S | 045E | 10 | NWNE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Ankareh Formation-Sandstone, Shale |
| Rock description | Ankareh Formation-Sandstone, Shale |
| (1) | -111.18219, 42.22603 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Home Canyon Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 DEG W |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Montpelier District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bonanza Mining Co. ( 1909 ) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026109 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR_168 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160070026 | data consolidated into this record |
Gale, H. S., 1910 , Geology Of The Copper Deposits Near Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, In Contributions To Economic Geology 1909 : USGS Bulletin 430 , P. 112 - 121
1910 Recon H. S. Gale, Bulletin 430
1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 152
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | No Well Defined Mineral Streak |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Matthews, John Y. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.