The Bear Canyon Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 36.69694, -105.55194
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Bear Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear Canyon Prospect
Secondary: Flag Mountain Orebody : the Bear Canyon Prospect Is Part of The
Secondary: Unpatented Claims Surrounding the Patented Claims of the Molycorp
Secondary: Group.
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Molybdenum Corp. Of America (Questa Division)
Home Office: Questa, N.M. 87556
Years: 1981 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Huebnerite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE BEAR CANYON PROSPECT IS PART OF THE LARGE DISSEMINATED STOCKWORK MINERALIZATION OF THE FLAG MOUNTAIN OREBODY.
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING ORE GRADE AND RESERVES ESTIMATES, SEE THE CRIB ENTRY ON THE MOLYCORP GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE JUNCTION OF BEAR CANYON CREEK AND THE RED RIVER. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 CONSISTED OF TWO CONNECTED ADITS WITH TWO SHORT CROSSCUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2, P. 117-119
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 34
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 42, 44-45
Reference (Deposit): MCKINLAY, P.F., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 53, 23 PAGES, 1 PLATE
Reference (Deposit): BRIGGS, J., AND OTHERS, 1981 USBM COLUMBINE-HONDO RARE II FPA
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