The Bonanza Shaft is a copper mine located in Bear Lake county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 42.2261, -111.18140
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Bonanza Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza Shaft
Secondary: Bonanza Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bear Lake
District: Montpelier District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Bonanza Mining Co. ( 1909 )
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Preuss Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Home Canyon Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Carbonized Plant, Fragments, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): No Well Defined Mineral Streak
References
Reference (Deposit): Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 345 - 346
Reference (Deposit): Gale, H. S., 1910 , Geology Of The Copper Deposits Near Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, In Contributions To Economic Geology 1909 : USGS Bulletin 430 , P. 112 - 121
Reference (Deposit): 1910 Recon H. S. Gale, Bulletin 430
Reference (Deposit): 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 152
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