The Rialto Molybdenum Prospect is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,701 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: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.49528, -105.78278
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Rialto Molybdenum Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rialto Molybdenum Prospect
Secondary: Fulmer Tunnel
Secondary: Rialto Group
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Nogal 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.
Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Rialto Exploration And Development Co., Inc.
Home Office: Nogal, N.M.
Years: 1973 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
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: Sacramento Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Orebody
Form: PIPE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Kaolinization, Pyritization.
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Turquoise
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE PORTAL OF THE FULMER TUNNEL.
Comment (Other Database): RECORD NUMBER 542 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION AND CLOSELY SPACEDMINERALIZED FRACTURES IN AND ADJACENT TO AN IRREGULARLY SHAPED BRECCIA PIPE. 39 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1973 CONSISTED OF THE FULMER TUNNEL WHICH IS 392 FT. IN LENGTH AND THE UPPER ADIT WHICH IS 150 FT. IN LENGTH.
Comment (Deposit): RECORD # D000579 BY ROBERT U. KING HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1957 DIREXPL AMA
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., AND MISSAGHI, F., 1964 NMBMMR CRIC 67, 24 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, T.B., AND NMBMMR CIRC 123, P. 10-12, FIGURES 2 AND 8
Reference (Deposit): SEGERSTROM, K., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1979 USGS BULL 1453, P. 49-50
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 57-61
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