The Owen-Roybal Group is a beryllium mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,149 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: 7,149 Feet (2,179 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 36.18417, -105.77722
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Owen-Roybal Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Owen-Roybal Group
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Tantalum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Picuris District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Owen, A. A., Arellano Agustin and Ernestino
Years: 1960 -
Owner Name: Cox Exploration Co.
Home Office: Fredonia, Ks.
Years: 1962 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Columbite
Ore: Tantalite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Mica
Comments
Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATIONS ARE FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS OF THE CLAIM GROUP.
Comment (Production): APPROXIMATELY 1000 POUNDS OF BERYL FROM AN ESTIMATED 220 TONS OF PEGMATITE WAS PRODUCED IN 1956-1957.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A SMALL OPEN PIT WITH A VERY SHORT ADIT DRIVEN FROM THE NORTHWEST FACE OF THE OPEN PIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): REDMON, D.E., 1961 USBM IC-8013, P. 65-66
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): REDMON, D.E., 1960 P. 66
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