Bonnie May No. 1-5

The Bonnie May No. 1-5 is a tungsten mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,348 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Bonnie May No. 1-5

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: House Range

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: Southeast Tilted Fault Block

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): VERY SMALL ADIT & DOZER CUTS

References

Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1973, GEOLOGIC ROAD LOG OF WESTERN UTAH AND EASTERN NEVADA: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 20 PT 2

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1974, PREUM. GEOL. MAP OF THE NOTCH PEAK QUADRANGLE: USGS MF 636

Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1974, GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF UTAH: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 20, PT 3

Reference (Deposit): 1876 RECON GILBERT, G.K., 100TH MER. RPT. V.3

Reference (Deposit): 1908 RECON WALCOTT, C.D., SMITHSONIAN MISS. COL V.53

Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON WHEELER, H.E., UGMS GUIDEBOOK 6

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M. 1979, (REF #1)

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