Mine detail: Bonanza Shaft

Previously called 'Bonanza Mining Co.'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.22603, -111.18219

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Silver
Ore:	Malachite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	None
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Ankareh Formation-Sandstone, Shale
Host type:	Shale,Sandstone
Structure:	Home Canyon Anticline
Alteration processes:	Carbonized Plant, Fragments, Oxidation

References

MRDS	W026109
MAS	160070026
DEP	10078002
Reference	{Deposit:: Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 345 - 346}{Deposit:: Gale, H. S., 1910 , Geology Of The Copper Deposits Near Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, In Contributions To Economic Geology 1909 : USGS Bulletin 430 , P. 112 - 121}{Deposit:: 1910 Recon H. S. Gale, Bulletin 430}{Deposit:: 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 152}
Reporter	Matthews, John Y., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)