The Solitary and Big Bonanza Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Summit county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,500 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 12,500 Feet (3,810 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.43389, -106.10722
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Solitary and Big Bonanza Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Solitary and Big Bonanza Mine
Secondary: Solitary
Secondary: Big Bonanza
Secondary: Little David
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Upper Blue River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS PORPHYRY DIKES. VEINS ARE NARROW FILLINGS IN FAULT FISSURES. VEINS TREND N-NE MOSTLY, BUT ALSO NW. SEE USGS BULL. 970 FOR DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
Reference (Deposit): SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1951, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER BLUE RIVER AREA, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 970, p. 52
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