Bonnie Anna Mine

The Bonnie Anna Mine is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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: Bonnie Anna Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Elmore

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.4553, -115.27860

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Bonnie Anna Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonnie Anna Mine
Secondary: Mountain View Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Pine 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Fred Skelton


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Fe Stains


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $4 - $6 AU, AG/TON, $1.50 OF WHICH WAS AG., ANOTHER VEIN GIVES $10 - $17 AU/TON


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): $5,500 Au Produced

Comment (Development): 3 Unpatented Claims


References

Reference (Deposit): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 1

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad

Reference (Production): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 19.


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