Esperanza Prospect

The Esperanza Prospect is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,659 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: Esperanza Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 4,659 Feet (1,420 Meters)

Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite

Lat, Long: 32.80361, -107.26722

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Esperanza Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Esperanza Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos Mining District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: New Mexico Fluorspar Corp.
Years: 1928 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: TABULAR, LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw Striking Fissures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AN ANALYSIS OF A MIXED SAMPLE OF FLUORITE GAVE 97.73% CAF2, 0.56 CACO3, AND 1.22% SIO2.


Materials

Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Chert
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 4 SMALL OPENCUTS.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Deposit): FLUORSPAR OCCURS AS A VEIN FILLING OF FLUORITE WITH SILICA AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF GALENA AS REPLACEMENTS ALONG JOINT AND BEDDING PLANES. INDIVIDUAL FLUORITE VEINS ARE FROM 2 TO 6 IN ACROSS.


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, WD, 1928, NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 57-58.

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 113.

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, VC, 1952, NMU PUBS IN GEOL NO 4.


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