The Bonanza Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.2575, -111.78222
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Bonanza Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Radersburg District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Porte, George
Home Office: Helena, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Elkhorn Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REED (1951) REPORTS UNRELIABLE INFORMATION CONCERNING OUTPUT & HISTORY OF PROSPECT.
Comment (Workings): M70 & M80 MEASUREMENT OF ENCLOSING LIMESTONE - PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY 10 OR MORE ADITS BUT INACCESSABLE
Comment (Commodity): GANGUE MINERALS REPORTEDLY ARE BARITE, CALCITE, QUARTZ
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1973, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1973, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 92.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFO. CIR. 759
Reference (Deposit): REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
