The High Noon No. 1 is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, ree, and thorium mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.
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:
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Thorium
Lat, Long: 32.53333, -108.41667
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High Noon No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: High Noon No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: REE
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Euxenite
Comments
Comment (Production): DALE AND MCKINNEY REPORTED THE TOTAL PRODUCTION AMOUNTED TO 650 TONS OF HAND-SORTED TUNGSTEN ORE SHIPPED IN THE EARLY 1940'S.
References
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, R. L., 1963, NIOBIUM AND TANTALUM IN THE U. S., U. S. G. S. MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR - 36
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