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Bonanza Mine

Occurrence in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044743
MRDS ID M232321
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.22092, 40.57213 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palisade(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 051E 15 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Frenchy Creek Volcanics
    Rock description Frenchy Creek Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.22092, 40.57213
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA FILLS CREVICES IN A ZONE OF CRUSHED AND ALTERRED ERUPTIVE ROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Safford District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B.M. BULL. 64

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 173, REFERENCE NO. 3201100198

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W.H., (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA, LANDER & ELKO COS., UBGS BULL 408

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN; ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA FILLS CREVICES IN A ZONE OF CRUSHED AND ALTERED VOLCANICS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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