The Salado Mtns Fluorspar Deposit is a mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 33.1042, -107.50420
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Salado Mtns Fluorspar Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Salado Mtns Fluorspar Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Salado Mountains
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Head, Milton
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Sphar, Allen
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1972
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
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REC-101 CUTOFF GRADE 15%. REC-201 CUTOFF GRADE 10%. MCANULTY ESTIMATES AVG GRD OF ORE 25% WITH CAREFUL BULK SAMP
References
Reference (Deposit): LAMARRE,A.L.,1974,FLUORITE IN JASPERIOD SALADO MTNS,N.M.,U.W
Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013
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