The Bonney Mine — Richest Claim in Grant County, New Mexico
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The Bonney Mine (also known as the Bonny Mine) is a mining claim in Grant County, New Mexico, described in 1915 as the richest in the local districts because of its consistently high ore values [1].
LEAD: The Bonney Mine (also known as the Bonny Mine) is a mining claim in Grant County, New Mexico, described in 1915 as the richest in the local districts because of its consistently high ore values [1].
The mine's average ore value was $20 per ton, but in many places values reached $80 and even $100 per ton [1]. Those average values broke down to approximately $4.50 per ton in gold, $4.00 per ton in silver, and $12.50 per ton in copper [1].
Sources
- Image 1 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), December 24, 1915, (Mining Review) (1915) ↗ · details91516 Western liberal lining Review m Volume XXIX No 6 Lordsburg New Mexico Friday December 21 1915 SUBSCRIPTION 13 PER YEAR BINGIE CoriKS TEN CENTS Big Strike in Copper Camps Ninety Miles To North r LORDSBURG j rle i I iWo yT 1 TYPICAL SCE…