| Deposit ID | 10045936 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233834 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonanza Fraction Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza Mine Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.85062, 41.7774 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 4 MI. W. OF OLD CONTACT IN BONANZA CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Contact(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 063E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -114.85062, 41.7774 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | STEEPLY W |
| Width | 0.76M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233834 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, AVERAGES 25% CU. |
| Deposit | THIS IS ONE OF THE 14 CLAIMS COMPRISING THE BONANZA MINE (GROUP). A FISSURE VEIN 30-INCHES WIDE AND DIPPING STEEPLY TO THE WEST, STRIKES N-S THROUGH THE PROPERTY. THE COPPER ORE (CARBONATES) AVERAGES ABOUT 25% CU. THE VEIN IS IN LINE WITH THE BONANZA MINE, AND MAY CONTINUE (BURIED) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON (SCHRADER, 1912, P. 128). MINERAL SURVEY NO 4267, 3904 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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