The Bonanza is a copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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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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Bonanza MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: L
Description: Outcrop Cut By Vertical N40w Shear Planes.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Seams Are Fe Stained And In Places Washed With The Green Stain Of Copper Carbonate.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): BETWEEN STRAWBERRY MTN AND SWAN BUTTE BY SANPOIL RI VER.
Comment (Development): UNKNOWN DEVELOPMENT
Comment (Deposit): ARGILLITE AND SCHIST CUT BY IRREGULAR QTZ VEIN.
Comment (Geology): IN BROAD ZONES THAT TREND GENERALLY N15W THE ARGILL ITE AND SCHIST HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY SILICA & RE TRAVERSED BY IRREGULAR VEINS OF WHITE QUARTZ.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 63
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