USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Imperial County
Bonanza Queen
Unconfirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Imperial
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former Cu-Au occurrence/mine located in the SE¼SE¼ sec. 24, T14S, R9E, SBM, about 14 miles N of Ocotillo, along the eastern slope of the Fish Creek Mountains, just inside the limit of a military reservation (Naval Carrizo Impact Area). MRDS database …
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Azurite
- Gneiss
- Malachite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 76965
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (3)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
Related underground mines
Caveman
California · Imperial County
Unconfirmed Copper Past Producer Mixed Underground/Surface
Picacho
California · Imperial County
Unconfirmed Copper Past Producer Mixed Underground/Surface
Volunteer Group
California · Imperial County
Unconfirmed Copper Past Producer Mixed Underground/Surface