The Jones-Bonanza Shaft is a silver and lead mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 8,825 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,825 Feet (2,690 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.60472, -111.52417
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Jones-Bonanza Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jones-Bonanza Shaft
Secondary: Jones Shaft
Secondary: Daly-Judge Jones-Bonanza Shaft
Secondary: Judge Group
Secondary: United Park City Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Park City District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1882
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Contact Metamorphism
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): APPEARS TO BE A REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT FORMED ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE CLAYTON PEAK STOCK AND PARK CITY FORMATION.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1983
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S
Comment (Geology): DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY BOUTWELL MENTIONS ONLY THE PARK CITY FORMATION; HOWEVER, GEOLOGIC MAP DONE IN 1966 SHOWS ONLY THAYNES FORMATION
Comment (Deposit): AMOUNT AND GRADES OF ORE PRODUCED IS UNKNOWN, BUT SAID TO HAVE AFFORDED THE JONES BROTHERS A GOOD PROFIT DURING THE MID 1880'S BUT LATER PRODUCTION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE SHAFT. ABUNDANT WATER HIT AT 200 FT. SHAFT EXTENDED BENEATH 200 FT LEVEL. FOOTAGE GIVEN ABOVE IS AN ESTIMATE
Comment (Development): DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT BY ROBERT JONES WHILE HAULING TIMBER
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOL. SUREY GEOL. Q1AD. MAP GQ-534
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 77
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