The Bonanza is a antimony mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 44.945, -115.31690
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Bonanza MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza
Secondary: Sugar Creek Antimony Prospect
Secondary: Kennedy
Secondary: United Mercury Mines Co. Property
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: United Mercury Mine Co.
Home Office: Boise, Id.
Years: 1942 -
Owner Name: Hermes Cinnabar Mine
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL VEINS AND STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along Thrust That Is Likely Extension Of The Meadow Cr-Sugar Cr Fault System
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES DRILLING SHOWS ORE ONLY EXTENDS DOWN A DEPTH OF 100 FT
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ALONG SUGAR CR. 1.25 MI BY ROAD FROM THE E FORK OF THE S FORK OF THE SALMON R
Comment (Development): TRENCHING AND DRILLING DONE BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1939-1940
Comment (Workings): 160 FT IN 4 TUNNELS, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF SURFACE TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA
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