| Deposit ID | 10013005 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boneekay Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Boneeky Fluorspar Mine |
| Related records | 10223209 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.99729, 35.00978 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16.5 MILES S 41 W OF GRANTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Rafael(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Plains(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Cibola |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009N | 011W | 16 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CHIP SAMPLES FROM 4 VEINS RANGED FROM 63% TO 86% CAF2. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.99729, 35.00978 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN VEIN N 60 E ; NORTH VEIN N 50 E ; SOUTH VEIN EAST-WEST |
| Dip | MAIN 65 SE ; NORTH 65 SE ; SOUTH 60 TO 65 SOUTH |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN VEIN N 60 E ; NORTH VEIN N 50 E ; SOUTH VEIN EAST-WEST |
| Dip | MAIN 65 SE ; NORTH 65 SE ; SOUTH 60 TO 65 SOUTH |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN VEIN N 60 E ; NORTH VEIN N 50 E ; SOUTH VEIN EAST-WEST |
| Dip | MAIN 65 SE ; NORTH 65 SE ; SOUTH 60 TO 65 SOUTH |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. M. Boyd |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 196.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009053 |
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 187
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 137-138
GODDARD, E.N., 1966 USGS MAP I-454
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 137.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF LENSES OR SMALL POCKETS AND VEINS UP TO 16 IN. THICK. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN FISSURES, FRACTURES, AND AS BRECCIA MATRIX WITHIN A NORTHEAST TRENDING BRECCIATED ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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