The Bonanza Claim is a mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,910 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: 2,910 Feet (887 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.9322, -123.94560
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Bonanza Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: High Plateau Area
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.
Holdings
Type: Other
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Enstatite
Comments
Comment (Production): TOTAL PROD-137 LONG TONS AVG 50.5% CR2O3, 12.2% FE, CR/FE=2.8 RESERVE ESTIMATES IN LITERATURE-NO ORE IN PLACE WAS SEEN DURING VISIT-1975: INSUFFICIENT ORE RESERVE FOR COSTING
References
Reference (Deposit): WELLS,FG ET AL,1946 CAL DIV MINES BULL 134,PT 1,CH.1 PP 37
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN,JC 1952 CAL JOUR MINES & GEOLOGY VOL 48 P 269.
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