Bonanza King

The Bonanza King is a zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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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:  Butte

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.025, -121.41806

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Bonanza King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonanza King


Commodity

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


Location

State: California
County: Butte


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1927
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.71 Oz Au, 96.65 Oz Ag, 8 % Pb, 3.4 % Cu 6.4 % Zn, 2.1 % Sb, .1 % As And 2.7 % Fe.
Year: 1924
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.57 Oz Au, 112.58 Oz Ag, 4.56 % Cu


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): 1927 SHIPMENT NETTED THE OPERATORS $39.68 .

Comment (Workings): 24 FT. SHAFT, 200 FT. TUNNEL AND OTHER WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUC. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 423

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1931 : SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION; 26 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 367 , 409 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1931 , P. 409


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