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Bonita Mine

Occurrence in Cibola county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10247684
MRDS ID D009054
MAS/MILS ID 0350060011
Record type Site
Current site name Bonita Mine
Alternate or previous names Bonita Claims 5 & 6
Related records 10087749

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.01033, 35.06676 (WGS84)
Elevation 2353

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cibola(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paxton Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Zuni(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gallup(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Cibola

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 010 N 011 W 28 NW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.01033, 35.06676
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85E
    Dip 75S
    Thickness 0.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N85E:75S
    Date of Last Modification 810304

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION - 1236ST FROM 1942-1949 SAMPLE FROM STOCK BIN CA(F2) 64.1% SI(02) 14.7% BA(S04) 0.8%

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROTHROCK,H.E. 1946 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 21 PP 176-190.

  • Deposit

    GODDARD,E.N. 1966 U.S.G.S. MISC INV MAP I-454.

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC8307 PP 132.

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Mcanulty U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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