Bona Mine

Past Producer in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Iron, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085675
MRDS ID W701302
Record type Site
Current site name Bona Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.44942, 31.19934 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MI (9 KM) WNW OF SIERRA BLANCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lasca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Comments on the location information

  • THE LOCATION, TAKEN FROM THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, MAY NOT BE THE EXACT LOCALITY MENTIONED IN TWO SOURCES. ONE OF THE SOURCES DESCRIBED A FERRUGINOUS OUTCROP 0.75 MI (1.2 KM) TO THE NORTHEAST IN CONGLOMERATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Iron Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Oligocene Intrusion
    Rock description Oligocene Intrusion
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Cretaceous (Washita-Age) Limestone
    Rock description Cretaceous (Washita-Age) Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.44942, 31.19934

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northern Quitman Mountains

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.8% Lead, 1.8% Zinc, 1.1 Oz Silver/Ton, 0.09 Oz Gold/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 31g/mt
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 4wt-pct
    Ore Gold Gold 3g/mt

Comments on development

  • ACTIVITY: LATE 1800'S; 1943.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.