Bonanza Group

The Bonanza Group is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,251 feet.

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 Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.7775, -114.84972

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Bonanza Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonanza Group
Secondary: Bonanza Mine Group


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)


Land Status

Not available


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 Year: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THESE CLAIMS ARE PART OF THE BONANZA MINE GROUP, AND ON LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE BONANZA MINE. THE FISSURE VEINS RUNNING THRU THESE CLAIMS TREND NORTHWARD AT ABOUT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE GRANODIORITE-METASEDIMENTARY CONTACT. THE VEINS ARE ABOUT 30 INCHES WIDE, DIP STEEPLY WEST, AND CARRY UP TO 25% CU. (SCHRADER, 1912, P 128). THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: BONANZA, BONANZA NOS. 1 THRU 10, BONANZA FRACTION, CROWN POINT (SCHRADER, 1912, MAP). MINERAL SURVEY NO 4267, & 3904 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): VEINS CARRY UP TO 25% CU

Comment (Location): UTM IS APPROXIMATE, +/- 500 M TO COVER ENTIRE GROUP.

Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MING

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A

Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS OFR 76-779


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.