Maria Theresa Claims

The Maria Theresa Claims is a iron and titanium, metal mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,011 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

Name: Maria Theresa Claims

State:  New Mexico

County:  Rio Arriba

Elevation: 7,011 Feet (2,137 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Metal

Lat, Long: 36.40667, -106.01944

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Maria Theresa Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Maria Theresa Claims
Secondary: Claims: Maria Theresa Nos. 2-5 and the Star Claims


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Sulfur


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Petaca 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. J. Craig, Robert L. Johnson, And Vincent Moore
Home Office: Box 585, Albuquerque, Nm


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
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: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A CHARACTER SAMPLE CONTAINED 19.67% FE, 2.60% TI, 0.73% P, 0.04% S. (HARRER AND KELLY , 1963)


Materials

Ore: Ilmenite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE TWO PARALLEL BANDS OF IRON-BEARING SCHIST IN QUARTZITE. THE TWO BANDS EACH AVERAGE 10 FT IN WIDTH AND ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET APART.

Comment (Workings): THERE ARE NO WORKINGS OF ANY KIND IN THE AREA.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1940'S

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE NW CORNER MARK OF SECTION 17. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979


References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M. AND F.J. KELLY, 1963, USBM IC 8190, P. 62

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 176-183

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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