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Bonanza

Occurrence in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Antimony, Mercury
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011560
MRDS ID D006571
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza
Alternate or previous names Sugar Creek Antimony Prospect, Kennedy, United Mercury Mines Co. Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.31786, 44.94488 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 3.3 MI N20E OF STIBNITE, ID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stibnite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 Idaho Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 019N 009E 35 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ALONG SUGAR CR. 1.25 MI BY ROAD FROM THE E FORK OF THE S FORK OF THE SALMON R

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result U.S. BUREAU OF MINES DRILLING SHOWS ORE ONLY EXTENDS DOWN A DEPTH OF 100 FT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.31786, 44.94488
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mineralization Occurs Along Thrust That Is Likely Extension Of The Meadow Cr-Sugar Cr Fault System

Ore body information

  • General form SMALL VEINS AND STRINGERS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Occurs In Small Veins & Stringers Along Thrusted Contact Of Granodiorite And Sediments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yellow Pine

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hermes Cinnabar Mine
    First year 1942
  • Type Owner
    Owner United Mercury Mine Co.
    Home office Boise, Id.
    First year 1942

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • 160 FT IN 4 TUNNELS, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF SURFACE TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • TRENCHING AND DRILLING DONE BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1939-1940

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-80 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-93 Cookro, Terry U.S. Geological Survey

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