Bonito

The Bonito is a tungsten mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,020 feet.

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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Bonito
Secondary: Pure Gold
Secondary: Morning Star M S 1836.Patented
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 1836
Secondary: Gold Bug
Secondary: Campo Bonito

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Campo Bonito

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: Edward H. Molson And E. J. Ewing (Last Operators 1943-44)
Info Year: 1959

Owner Name: Edward H. Molson
Info Year: 1959

Production

Year: 1985
Description: Total Past Production 7825 St Ore At 1.51% Wo3. Past Prod. Equiv. To 11,816 Short Ton Units Of Wo3 Or 85 Mt Contained W.

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1943
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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY PROBABLY INCLUDES 3 OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE MAS DATA BASE IDENTIFIED AS CAMPO BONITO 1, 2, AND 3.

Comment (Geology): STRIKE IS NORTH OF WEST; DIP IS 30 TO 60 DEGREES SOUTH. WIDTH OF MINERALIZATION IS 1.5 TO 12.2 M AT SURFACE. LENGTH GIVEN IS AT SURFACE. THICKNESS IS UNDETERMINED.

Comment (Production): SHORT TON UNIT = 20 LB OF WO3 CONTAINING 15.862 LB OF W.

References

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO N2NW OF SEC.20,NENE OF SEC.19,AND INTO

Reference (Deposit): SEC.12

Reference (Deposit): ADMR SANTA ROSA MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): USGS CAMPO BONITO QUAD

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEETS 709,710

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): DALE,V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF YUMA ...AZ USBM R1 5516 1959

Reference (Deposit): P 52-61

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES

Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ ABM BULL 148 1941 P 32

Arizona Gold

"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.