The Laughlin Peak Prospects is a ree, niobium (columbium), and thorium mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,300 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
Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: REE, Niobium (Columbium), Thorium
Lat, Long: 36.58889, -104.23333
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Laughlin Peak Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Laughlin Peak Prospects
Commodity
Primary: REE
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Thorium
Tertiary: Strontium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Laughlin Peak And Chico Hills Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Rey And Reynolds Drilling Co.
Home Office: Abilene, Tx.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phonolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Phonolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Svanbergite
Ore: Allanite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Anhydrite
Unknown: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE CENTER OF SECTION 12.
Comment (Deposit): MAIN VEIN RANGES FROM 2 FT. TO 4 FT. IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHALLOW SURFACE PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M., 1958 USGS TRACE ELEMENTS INV. REPORT 230, 4 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, R.L., 1963 USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCES MAP MR-36
Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., AND ADAM, J.W., 1962 USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCES MAP MR-28
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, R.L., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 290-294
Reference (Deposit): WOOD, G.H., JR., NORTHROP, S.A., AND GRIGGS, R.L., 1953 USGS OIL AND GAS INV. MAP OM-141
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