The Bonanza is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,801 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
Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.98556, -120.38389
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Bonanza MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DIORITE PORPHYRY DIKE ACCOMPANIES QUARTZ VEIN, SITUATED BETWEEN A LIMESTONE FOOTWALL AND A MICA SCHIST HANGING WALL. VEIN IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO HANGING WALL AND RANGES FROM 18 INCHES TO 2 FT. IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Deposit): POCKETS IN QUARTZ VEIN
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
Comment (Workings): 70 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT 183 FT., THEN ON 23 DEGREE INCLINE THE SHAFT WAS EXTENDED 600 FT. ON THE VEIN; DRIFT AT BASE 100 FT., WITH WINZE 800 FT. ON VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1949 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF TULUMNE COUNTY: CDMG REPT. 45 , P. 60
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 141
Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1949
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