Bonanza Dome and Beacon

The Bonanza Dome and Beacon is a tungsten mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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

Name: Bonanza Dome and Beacon  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 34.66639, -117.55111

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Bonanza Dome and Beacon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonanza Dome and Beacon


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Norris Williams
Home Office: Apple Valley, Ca.


Production

Year: 1943
Time Period: -1943
Material type: WO3 AVG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.5% Wo3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. AND LOC. QUESTIONABLE

Comment (Production): PRODUCED BETWEEN 500 - 600 TONS OF ORE, 1940 - 1943

Comment (Workings): BONANZA DOME; 55 FT. SHAFT WITH 20 FT. WINZE, BELOW 55 FT. LEVEL WORKINGS. BEACON; 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS AND 2 PITS, 8 FT. MAX DEPTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943; MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 4, P. 501.

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A. AND OTHERS, 1953; MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 113, APPENDIX.

Reference (Production): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J.


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