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
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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