Bonanza, Dewey, and Rosalie Tunnels

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  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. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015916
MRDS ID DB02204
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza, Dewey, and Rosalie Tunnels
Alternate or previous names Corbin Copper Co.'s Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.1556, 46.37212 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position NEAR HEAD OF CLANCY CR, 7.1KM W OF CLANCY., 0.2 Km Radius., 0.2 Km Radius.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 004W 07 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • BONANZA TUNNEL USED FOR LOCATION. DEWEY IS 0.3 KM W OF BONANZA, ROSALIES IS 0.5 KM E OF BONANZA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyritization, Oxidation, Tourmalinization, Silicified

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Boulder Batholith;Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Rock description Boulder Batholith;Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.1556, 46.37212

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciated Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corbin Copper Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1219.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONCENTRATOR BUILT IN 1910, NEAR BONANZA TUNNEL.. 4000 FT OF LEVEL WORKING EXTEND 1900 FT W OF PORTAL OF THE BONANZA TUNNEL. ROSALIE CONSISTS OF A CROSSCUT THAT EXTENDS FOR 900 FT AND A DRIFT FROM THE CROSSCUT TO THE W FOR 800 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONE OF SHEARED, ALTERED ROCK 60-100 FT. WIDE . PYRITE, QUARTZ, PRIMARY CARBONATES, AND MANGANESE OXIDES ARE ON THE DEWEY AND BONANZA DUMPS. AT ROSALIE TUNNEL THE ORE IS SIMALAR AND OF GOOD GRADE BUT A SMALL AMOUNT. PYRITIZED DACITE "CONGLOMERATE" IN MONTANA TUNNEL CONTAINS A LITTLE GALENA, 3-4% PYRITE, AV. 8 OZ AG FOR 130 FT IN UPPER TUNNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-80 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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