The Black Darling No. 2 Group is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.79417, -107.15750
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Black Darling No. 2 Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Darling No. 2 Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Jack Chatfield
Home Office: Caballo, N.M.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposit Occurs Near N 10 E Striking Red House Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT IS REPORTEDLY LOCATED AT THE NORTH BASE OF A PROMINANT DARK-COLORED PEAK ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TIPTON RANCH.
Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE OXIDES OCCUR IN SEAMS, VEINLETS AND IRREGULAR PODS ALONG TWO SHEAR ZONES WHICH ARE ABOUT 150 FT. APART AND HIGHLY SILICEOUS. THE MANGANIFEROUS ZONES ARE AS MUCH AS 30 FT. THICK AND EXPOSED FOR LENGTHS UP TO 30 FT. 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW OPENCUTS AND PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 129
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, FIG. 2
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