Mine detail: Bonanza Queen Mine

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Location:	Snohomish County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long:	48.09898, -121.56455
dep_id:	10036701
mrds_id:	M025604
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Minor mineral:	Silver, Copper
Trace mineral:	Tellurium, Arsenic, Iron
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Sylvanite
gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	LENSES IN SHEAR ZONE
work_type:	Underground
model:	184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
alteration:	Diorite Is Altered
conc_proc:	Volcanogenic Exhalitive Processes?
Reporter:	Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit:	Eastern Melange Belt
hrock_type:	Argillite
arock_unit:	Squire Creek Stock And Related Intrusive Rocks
arock_type:	Diorite
Structure:	Accreted Terranes, Fracture Zone
tectonic:	Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:	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. Deposit:: BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH CONTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 39. 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. 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.