The Blue Hill Mine is a tungsten mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico.
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Blue Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: San Simon
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED TO CONTAIN 1.2% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SKARN ALONG FRACTURE ZONES IN PENNSYLVANIAN HORQUILLA LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): PITS AND TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AND COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 57, P 105
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