Bolander Prospect

The Bolander Prospect is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,475 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Bolander Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 4,475 Feet (1,364 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.29028, -107.14028

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Bolander Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bolander Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Fra Cristobal Range


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

Owner Name: Bolander, A. L.
Home Office: Taos, N.M.
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED NEAR THE COMMON CORNER OF SECS. 3, 4, 9, 10 ON THE EAST SHORE OF ELEPHANT BUTTE RESERVOIR.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS NARROW STRINGERS IN SANDSTONE BEDS UNDERLYING A BASALT FLOW. THE STRINGERS RANGE FROM A FRACTION OF AN INCH TO SEVERAL INCHES IN WIDTH AND ARE SEPARATED BY ONE TO SEVERAL FEET OF BARREN SANDSTONE. THE STRINGERS ARE MOST ABUNDANT NEAR THE BASALT-SANDSTONE CONTACT AND GRADUALLY DISAPPEAR ABOUT 50 FEET BELOW THE BASALT.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 131


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