| Deposit ID | 10045956 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233856 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonanza Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza Mine Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.85062, 41.7774 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2210 |
| Relative position | 4 MI. WEST 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 |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| 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&NW |
| Dip | STEEPLY W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| 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 | M233856 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MING
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., NEVADA: USGS OFR 76-779
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THESE CLAIMS ARE PART OF THE BONANZA MINE GROUP, AND ON LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE BONANZA MINE. THE FISSURE VEINS RUNNING THRU THESE CLAIMS TREND NORTHWARD AT ABOUT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE GRANODIORITE-METASEDIMENTARY CONTACT. THE VEINS ARE ABOUT 30 INCHES WIDE, DIP STEEPLY WEST, AND CARRY UP TO 25% CU. (SCHRADER, 1912, P 128). THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: BONANZA, BONANZA NOS. 1 THRU 10, BONANZA FRACTION, CROWN POINT (SCHRADER, 1912, MAP). MINERAL SURVEY NO 4267, & 3904 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEINS CARRY UP TO 25% CU |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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