Bonanza Mine

Producer in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202970
MRDS ID W701289
MAS/MILS ID 0482290026
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Mine
Related records 10085664

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.49053, 31.18207 (WGS84)
Elevation 1509
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lasca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.49053, 31.18207

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bonanza Mines
    ID 4102782
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1:250000 AMS MAP

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS 12-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/06/1979
MSHA mine ID4102782
Mine name (MSHA)Bonanza Mine & Mill
Current operatorBonanza Mining Venture Ltd
Current controller (parent)Parsons Donald & Frank Lockwood
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references