The Pajarito Mountain is a ree and zirconium mine located in Otero county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,513 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: 7,513 Feet (2,290 Meters)
Commodity: REE, Zirconium
Lat, Long: 33.2436, -105.43360
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Pajarito Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pajarito Mountain
Commodity
Primary: REE
Primary: Zirconium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Otero
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1984
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Eudialyte
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Riebeckite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Ownership): MOLYCORP IS A SUBSIDIARY OF UNOCAL. UNOCAL ADDRESS IS 1201 W. 5TH ST., P.O. BOX 7600, LOS ANGELES, CA 90051. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE MESCALERO INDIAN RESERVATION. MOLYCORP HAS A MINING LEASE WITH THE INDIANS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MOLYCORP IS A SUBSIDIARY OF UNOCAL. UNOCAL ADDRESS IS 1201 W. 5TH ST., P.O. BOX 7600, LOS ANGELES, CA 90051. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE MESCALERO INDIAN RESERVATION. MOLYCORP HAS A MINING LEASE WITH THE INDIANS. M1C1=R1; RESERVE REPORTED AS RECOVERABLE. DEPOSIT ALSO CONTAINS HEAVY LANTHANIDES THAT ARE RECOVERABLE (NO GRADE GIVEN FOR LANTHANIDES). M9C4=M1C1.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): LOCATED ON AN INDIAN RESERVATION. PRINCIPAL ORE MINERAL IS EUDIALYTE. REFERENCES: MINING ENGINEERING, PG 515, JULY 1989; LOUVIERS SITE VISIT NOV 1989.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Y2O3
Comment (Geology): THE YTTRIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ARE FOUND IN THE SILICATE MINERAL EUDIALYTE. EUDIALYTE IS DISSEMINATED AS A ROCK-FORMING MINERAL IN SYENITES, QUARTZ SYENITES, AND ALKALI GRANITES. HEAVY LANTHANIDE ELEMENTS ALSO ARE FOUND IN RECOVERABLE AMOUNTS IN THE DEPOSIT. ORE-GRADE MATERIAL OCCURS AT THE SURFACE AND IT EXTENDS BEYOND THE AREAS DRILLED.
Comment (Geology): THE YTTRIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ARE FOUND IN THE SILICATE MINERAL EUDIALYTE. EUDIALYTE IS DISSEMINATED AS A ROCK-FORMING MINERAL IN SYENITES, QUARTZ SYENITES, AND ALKALI GRANITES. HEAVY LANTHANIDE ELEMENTS ALSO ARE FOUND IN RECOVERABLE AMOUNTS IN THE DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CO, NM. NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, MAY 1990, V. 12, NO. 2, P 21.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SHERER, R. L. PAJARITO YTTRIUM-ZIRCONIUM DEPOSIT, OTERO
Reference (Geology): MAY 1990, V. 12, NO. 2, P. 22.
Reference (Geology): INDIAN RESERVATION, OTERO CO, NM. NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY,
Reference (Geology): PAJARITO MTN YTTRIUM-ZIRCONIUM DEPOSIT, MESCALERO APACHE
Reference (Geology): MC LEMORE, V. T. BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE
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