Mine detail: Bonanza King Mine

Previously called 'EagleLady Mary'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.33212, -118.10347

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper, Zinc
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Quartz, Tourmaline
Discovery year:	1868

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Diabase
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Ne-Trending Fault, Fracture Zone

References

MRDS	M060381
DEP	10042554
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL, 89}{Deposit:: CAMPBELL, D.F., 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE BONANZA KING MINE, HUMBOLDT RANGE, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; ECON. GEOL. V. 34, PP 96-112}{Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3}{Deposit:: VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM IC 6902}{Production:: JOHNSON, 1977}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)