Bonanza

The Bonanza is a antimony mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: Bonanza
Secondary: Sugar Creek Antimony Prospect
Secondary: Kennedy
Secondary: United Mercury Mines Co. Property

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine

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: Payette National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: United Mercury Mine Co.
Home Office: Boise, Id.
Years: 1942 -

Owner Name: Hermes Cinnabar Mine
Years: 1942 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: SMALL VEINS AND STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along Thrust That Is Likely Extension Of The Meadow Cr-Sugar Cr Fault System

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES DRILLING SHOWS ORE ONLY EXTENDS DOWN A DEPTH OF 100 FT

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ALONG SUGAR CR. 1.25 MI BY ROAD FROM THE E FORK OF THE S FORK OF THE SALMON R

Comment (Development): TRENCHING AND DRILLING DONE BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1939-1940

Comment (Workings): 160 FT IN 4 TUNNELS, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF SURFACE TRENCHES

References

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA

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