Big Bonanza ore body

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The Big Bonanza ore body is a famously rich silver deposit on Nevada’s Comstock Lode that made the Bonanza Kings among the wealthiest mining magnates of the 19th century.

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instanceOf mineral deposit
ore deposit
silver ore body
associatedWith Bonanza Kings NERFINISHED
Comstock Lode boom NERFINISHED
composition silver-bearing minerals
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicImpact contributed to major mining fortunes in the 19th century
era 19th century
geologicalSetting epithermal vein system
historicalRegion Virginia City mining district NERFINISHED
industry mining industry
influenced wealth and prominence of the Bonanza Kings
knownFor high-grade ore
making the Bonanza Kings extremely wealthy
rich silver content
locatedIn Comstock Lode NERFINISHED
Nevada
United States of America
surface form: United States
minedFor gold
silver
notableFor exceptional ore richness
partOf Comstock Lode mining district NERFINISHED
Nevada silver mining history
product gold
silver
resourceType metallic ore
significance one of the richest ore bodies on the Comstock Lode
state Nevada
timePeriod Comstock Lode silver rush NERFINISHED

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Bonanza kings associatedWith Big Bonanza ore body
subject surface form: Bonanza Kings