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Bonanza King Mine

The Bonanza King Mine is a gold and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,199 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

Name: Bonanza King Mine

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 34.9814, -115.50560

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Bonanza King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonanza King Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino

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

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BURCHARD, H., C., 1882, REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT

Reference (Deposit): LANDWEHR, W. R., 1932, FACTORS OF ORE CONTROL: PH.D. THESIS

Reference (Deposit): STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, P. 136-138, 174-175.

Reference (Deposit): LOS ANGELES MINING REVIEW, 1906, BONANZA KING PRODUCING,

Reference (Deposit): JULY, 28.

Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD, 1906, MISC. INFO ON BONANZA KING, FEB. 6,

Reference (Deposit): P. 225.

Reference (Deposit): MOYLE, P. R., AND OTHERS, 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA

Reference (Deposit): 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 146, P. 299.

Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, D. F., 1929, THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION: A

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES, REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 202-325.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): MINES, REPORT XXVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 342.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES

Reference (Deposit): MINING BUREAU, REPORT XV OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, PART

Reference (Deposit): VI, P. 827.

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST (THIRD BIENNIAL) FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDING

Reference (Deposit): SEPTEMBER 15, 1896: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,

Reference (Deposit): P. 330 AND 606.

Reference (Deposit): DE GROOT, HENRY, 1890, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY - ITS MOUNTAIN

Reference (Deposit): PLAINS AND VALLEYS, IN TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1, 1890:

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA MINING STATE BUREAU, P. 532.

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER PROPERTIES IN

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144,

Reference (Deposit): PART 3, P. 300.

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA:

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NO. 3 &

Reference (Deposit): 4, P. 617-618.

Reference (Deposit): HAZZARD, J. C., 1954, ROCKS AND STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,

Reference (Deposit): IN JAHNS, R. H., ED., GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 170, CHAPTER 4,

Reference (Deposit): P. 27-35, MAP SHEETS.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES

Reference (Deposit): - CALENDAR YEAR 1907, PART I - METALLIC PRODUCTS, P. 221.

Reference (Deposit): NUMEROUS MISC. ARTICLES FROM THE "MINING AND SCIENTIFIC

Reference (Deposit): PRESS" CIRCA 1880'S ON FILE AT U.S. BUMINES-WFOC IN

Reference (Deposit): OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 475.

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., STEWART, R. M., GAY, T. E., JR., AND

Reference (Deposit): HAZENBUSH, G. C., 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF

Reference (Deposit): SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2, TABLES, P. 72-73.

Reference (Deposit): YALE, C. G., 1908, CALIFORNIA, IN GOLD, SILVER, COPPER,

Reference (Deposit): LEAD AND ZINC IN THE WESTERN STATES (MINE PRODUCTION):

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED

Reference (Deposit): STATES - CALENDAR YEAR 1907 , PART 1 - METALLIC PRODUCTS,

Reference (Deposit): P. 221.

Reference (Deposit): YALE, C. G., 1909, CALIFORNIA IN GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD,

Reference (Deposit): ZINC IN THE WESTERN STATES (MINE PRODUCTION): U.S.

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE, WA.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 578, P. 679.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1921, LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): STATE MINING BUREAU, REPORT XVII OF THE STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST, P. 360-361.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1924, LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): STATE MINING BUREAU, REPORT XX OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 1, P. 198.

Reference (Deposit): GEOGRAPHIC, GEOLOGIC, AND HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE: U.S.

Reference (Deposit): UPON THE STATISTICS OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE PRECIOUS

Reference (Deposit): METALS IN THE UNITED STATES (1881): U.S. TREASURY

Reference (Deposit): DEPARTMENT, P. 92.

Reference (Deposit): BURCHARD, H. C., 1883, REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT

Reference (Deposit): METALS IN THE UNITED STATES (1882): U.S. TREASURY

Reference (Deposit): DEPARTMENT, P. 107-108.

Reference (Deposit): BURCHARD, H. C., 1885, REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT

Reference (Deposit): UPON THE PRODUCTION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS IN THE UNITED

Reference (Deposit): STATES DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1884: U.S. TREASURY

Reference (Deposit): DEPARTMENT, P. 142, 510, 542-543.

Reference (Deposit): CLOUDMAN, H. C., HUGUENIN, EMILE, AND MERRILL, F. J. H.,

Reference (Deposit): 1919, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, IN MINES AND MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA (1915-1916); CALIFORNIA STATE

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