The Bon Group Molybdenum Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 11,201 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 11,201 Feet (3,414 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 33.39583, -105.81556
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Bon Group Molybdenum Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bon Group Molybdenum Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Nogal District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bear Creek Mining Co.
Years: 1964 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLES OF THE GOSSAN CONTAINED 360 PPM AND 150 PPM MO.
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE BON GROUP OF SEVERAL HUNDRED CLAIMS COVERS AN AREA OF WIDESPREAD ALTERATION THAT MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A DISSEMINATED PORPHYRY MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT. A SINGLE PIT WAS EXCAVATED IN A GOSSAN OF BOXWORK LIMONITE THAT CONTAINS FISTSIZED PIECES OF PYRITE OCCURRING IN CRYSTALLINE AGGREGATIONS.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN PROSPECT PIT. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM USGS BULL 1453, P. 101.
References
Reference (Deposit): SEGERSTROM, K., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1979 USGS BULL 1453, P. 100-102 PLATES 1 AND
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