The Pineapple Mine is a mica mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,461 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,461 Feet (2,274 Meters)
Commodity: Mica
Lat, Long: 36.45972, -106.02611
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Pineapple Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pineapple Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mica
Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Feldspar
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Petaca District: La Madera-Palomas Canyon Group
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: S. H. Wells
Production
Year: 1954
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.03 Percent U308
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
Year Last Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: OTHER DIKE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED 0.03% U308
Materials
Ore: Mica
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Microcline
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE PETACA SCHIST MEMBER OF THE ORTEGA QUARTZITE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S (?)
Comment (Location): LOCATION ACCURATE FOR PIT MARKED ON THE LA MADERA QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Commodity): MAY HAVE INCLUDED ORE FROM THE LA PALOMA MINE.
Comment (Deposit): MCLEMORE (1983) DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE PEGMATITE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF BULLDOZER SCRAPINGS, CUTS, AND PITS (MCLEMORE, 1983).
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: LA MADERA-PALOMAS CANYON GROUP AND LA PALOMA MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1, P. 1-384
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