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Bonanza Quicksilver Mine

Occurrence in San Benito county in California, United States with commodities Magnesite, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10116032
MAS/MILS ID 0060690147
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Quicksilver Mine
Alternate or previous names Bonanza

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.67959, 36.33055 (WGS84)
Elevation 1170
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Benito Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pajaro(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Benito

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018 S 012 E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.67959, 36.33055
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 79, 1925, P. 66.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-FEB-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.