The Bloodgood Group is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.91611, -107.69972
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Bloodgood Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bloodgood Group
Secondary: Bloodgood A and B Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: J. H. Schoonmaker
Home Office: Kingston, N.M.
Years: 1960 -
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wad
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Rhodonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 0.5 MILES EAST OF KINGSTON NEAR THE TOP OF A SMALL HILL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MIDDLE PERCHA CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS IRREGULAR PODS ALONG FRACTURES AND AS REPLACEMENTS IN LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO FRACTURES. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF 3 SHALLOW OPENCUTS AND 2 OLD INCLINED SHAFTS.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 107-108
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