New Mexico · Cibola County
Past Producer

Bonita Mine

Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureEast To Northeast-Striking Veins Are Associated With Northwest-Striking Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1949
Identification
Deposit ID10087749
MRDS IDD009054
Alternate namesUnpatented Claims, Bonita Nos. 1 To 6
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.06756, -108.00952
References
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 184-185WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 132-133GODDARD, E.N., 1966 USGS MAP I-454NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASOULE, J.H., 1951 USBM RI-4791, 10 PAGES