The Black Chief Claims is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,573 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,573 Feet (1,394 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.13944, -107.28528
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Black Chief Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Chief Claims
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos District
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: K. W. Langford
Home Office: Truth Or Consequences, N.M.
Years: 1960 -
Owner Name: Dave E. Gray
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Broad Zone Of Fracturing And Silicification Occurs Along The Axis Of A S 70 E Plunging, Overturned Syncline.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM AND GEODETIC LOCATION ARE FOR THE CENTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC. 31.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1953 WAS REPORTED TO BE 8.3 TONS OF HAND-SORTED ORE AVERAGING 15.5 % MN.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS IRREGULAR STRANDS AND BUNCHES ALONG THREE SEPARATE VEINS THAT OCCUPY A BROAD ZONE OF FRACTURED AND SILICIFIED LIMESTONE. THE VEINS RANGE FROM 1 FT. TO 5 FT. WIDE AND HAVE KNOWN LENGTHS FROM 40 FT. TO 100 FT. THE VEINS HAVE KNOWN DEPTHS UP TO 12 FT. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF 3 OPENCUTS RANGING FROM 30 FT. TO 100 FT IN LENGTH AND UP TO 12 FT. IN DEPTH.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.
References
Reference (Production): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 113
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 113
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, FIG. 2
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