The Bonanza is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,350 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: 3,350 Feet (1,021 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.77972, -122.80333
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Bonanza MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Minersville
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME EXTEREMELY RICH SAMPLES OF GOLD-BEARING CALCITE WERE RECOVERED
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN WITH SHORT ORE SHOOT. RICHEST WHERE CALCITE PRESENT
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ORE WAS FREE-MILLING AND HIGH-GRADE. $15000 EXRACTED FROM POCKETS
Comment (Workings): 130 FT. INCLINE, 200 FT. DRIFT AND 60 FT. ADIT OLDER INCLINE AND SEVERAL TUNNELS DRIVEN INTO HILL
Comment (Deposit): 40 ACRES. 2 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4 REF CLAIMS MINE IS IN DIGGER GULCH WHICH DOES NOT FALL IN SEC. 29 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 885
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 439
Reference (Production): BROWN (1913)
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