The Boulder - Bonanza Group is a lead mine located in Bear Lake county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 42.2553, -111.49610
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Boulder - Bonanza Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boulder - Bonanza Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bear Lake
District: Bear Lake District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Cache National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1913
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not 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: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stains
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Location): About 1 Mi N And E Of Hummingbird
Comment (Geology): Ute Limestone Is Host, But Mine Workings May Extend Into Blacksmith Limestone
Comment (Location): On Steep Eastward Facing Slope
Comment (Production): Production Totaled 1 Carload
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Material Above On Dump
References
Reference (Deposit): Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 344
Reference (Deposit): Richards, R. W., 1911 , Notes On Lead And Copper Deposits In The Bear River Range, Idaho And Utah: USGS Bulletin 470 , P. 177 - 187
Reference (Deposit): 1911 Recon R. W. Richards, Bulletin 470
Reference (Deposit): 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 152
Reference (Production): Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 344
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