El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Bonanza Mine | Mine |
| Port Radium District | District |
| Great Bear Lake | Lake |
| North Slave Region | Region |
| Northwest Territories | Territory |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 0' 15'' North , 118° 4' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
8020
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8020:3
GUID (UUID V4):
91e62ac7-d8a7-4876-b37e-b046411d825a
Silver was discovered on this property in 1931 by Spud Arsenault. Work included a 1956-1957 underground development program on the 2nd level, mining of stopes and stockpiling of ore in 1965-1966. Rod Tyson found this locality. Rod tried to tell the mining company how rich it was but they knew better and told him to take it all. So he did!!! However that good fortune was attenuated when he arrived in Tucson with a room full of El Bonanza Silvers, the same year that Batopilas flooded the market at Tucson!!! (RWMW)
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14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
| β Pyrosmalite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| β Pyrosmalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 Description: Pink transparent crystals associated with native silver. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| βͺ Silver Formula: Ag Habit: Arbourescent growths to several cm Colour: Bright white metallic on etching , tarnishing black. Fluorescence: none Description: Etched from calcite with purple fluorite and and tiny pyrosmalite hexagons |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| β Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| β | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Pyrosmalite-(Fe) | 9.EE.10 | Fe2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| β | Pyrosmalite-(Mn) | 9.EE.10 | Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
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