Bonanza King

The Bonanza King is a silver and lead 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  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

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

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 34.91528, -115.54944

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Bonanza King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonanza King


Commodity

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


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Trojan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Production): REPORTED: $60,000 PER MONTH FROM 1883 - 1887

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR LENES 4 - 20 FT. THICK IN FISSURES PARALLEL TO CONTACT OF INTRUSIVE MONZONITE.

Comment (Workings): 540 FT. SHAFT WITH 5 LEVELS AT 100 FT. INTERVALS, ALSO WINZE TO 800 FT. LEVEL, AND ADITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 617 - 618

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 72 - 73 (AP.)

Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 617 - 618 (SEE REF.)


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