Bonanza 2 Mine

The Bonanza 2 Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,799 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 2 Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 44.7267, -113.01060

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Bonanza 2 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonanza 2 Mine
Secondary: Sweeney Mine
Secondary: Bonanza Ii
Secondary: S.S. & R.


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead


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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 20, 1960, P. 7.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. IC 20, 1957, P. 6.


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.