The Bonnie May No. 1-5 is a tungsten mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,348 feet.
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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: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.22889, -113.37556
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Bonnie May No. 1-5 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonnie May No. 1-5
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: House Range
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Southeast Tilted Fault Block
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): VERY SMALL ADIT & DOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1973, GEOLOGIC ROAD LOG OF WESTERN UTAH AND EASTERN NEVADA: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 20 PT 2
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1974, PREUM. GEOL. MAP OF THE NOTCH PEAK QUADRANGLE: USGS MF 636
Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1974, GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF UTAH: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 20, PT 3
Reference (Deposit): 1876 RECON GILBERT, G.K., 100TH MER. RPT. V.3
Reference (Deposit): 1908 RECON WALCOTT, C.D., SMITHSONIAN MISS. COL V.53
Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON WHEELER, H.E., UGMS GUIDEBOOK 6
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M. 1979, (REF #1)
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