Boulder - Bonanza Group

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

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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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