The Bonnemort Mines is a gold and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.15139, -113.82694
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Bonnemort Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonnemort Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED, THIN SEAMS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Is Recrystallized Into Marble Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.10 OZ/TON OF GOLD AVERAGE
Materials
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Zoisite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY SIMILAR IN SEVERAL ASPECTS OF CANE SPRINGS AND ALVARADO MINE
Comment (Workings): 50+ FT. INCLINE SHAFT, ONE STOPE FROM 45 FT. LEVEL TO SURFACE. SHAFT IS FILLED BY ROCK DEBRIS, ENTRY IS IMPOSSIBLE. OTHER SHORTADITS, SHALLOW PITS AND DIGGINGS.
Comment (Geology): A NORTH-STRIKING QTZ MONZONITE DIKE OCCURS 25 FT. W. OF THE INCLINE SHAFT.
Comment (Location): 350 FT WEST OF HILL 5910
Comment (Production): GOLD ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE MINE BUT INFORMATION ON THE GRADE AND AMOUNT ARE UNAVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: EL SHATOURY AND WHELAN, 1970, P. 32
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON UNIV. OF UTAH-UTAH GEOL SURV BULL 83
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS P.P. 177, P. 135-136
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981., ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS P.P. 177 P.135-136.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. YEARBOOK 1938
Reference (Deposit): UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 83, 1970 P. 32
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, P. 135-136
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