Bonanza Queen Mine

The Bonanza Queen Mine is a gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,851 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

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Site Name

Primary: Bonanza Queen Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silverton District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Partly Within Boulder River Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1918
Time Period: To 1918
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3.5% Cu, 0.04 Oz/Ton Au, 2-3 Oz/Ton Ag

Deposit

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Massive sulfide, kuroko

Orebody

Form: LENSES IN SHEAR ZONE

Structure

Type: R
Description: Accreted Terranes

Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Diorite Is Altered

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2-6% CU, 1-6 OZ/TON AG, 0.19 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Realgar
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Sylvanite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE IN SIGHT ABOUT 10,000 TONS

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE OF LARGEST ORE LENS. LENSES OCCUR IN A 10-75 FT WIDE FRACTURE ZONE EXPOSED FOR ABOUT 3000 FT. DEPOSIT IS POSSIBLY A DISRUPTED MASSIVE SULFIDE

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BROUGHTON

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 341.

Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH CONTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 39.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 80.

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