Bonanza Lode

The Bonanza Lode is a copper mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,778 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 Lode  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 6,778 Feet (2,066 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.0861, -112.51690

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Satelite image of the Bonanza Lode

Bonanza Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonanza Lode
Secondary: Bonanza Butte Mining Company


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow


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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mines Prospecting And Exploration Co
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1953

Owner Name: John Kenoffel
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1953


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): COBALT ASSAYED LESS THAN 0.02 PERCENT PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 4 PATENTED QUARTZ LODE MINING CLAIMS. EAST-WEST BEARING QUARTZ FISSURE VEINS CONTAINING SULFIDES IN A BASIC GRANITE COUNTRY ROCK IN 1916 THE MONTANA SCHOOL OF MINES REPORTED AN ASSAY OF 2.5 PERCENT COBALT ON ORE FROM THE BONANZA GROUP.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.BUREAU OF MINES, WFOC, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 0300930083.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.