Bonita Claims

The Bonita Claims is a copper mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Bonita Claims  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.46444, -105.80583

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Bonita Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonita Claims


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Nogal


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Lincoln County Porphyry Belt


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): RADIOACTIVE QUARTZ-SULFIDE VEINS IN VOLCANICS, UP TO 20 TIMES BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY.

Comment (Deposit): UP TO 20 TIMES BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY.

Comment (Location): BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREALOCATION OF 4 FT X 10 FT CUT AND A 20 FT ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P


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