Salado Mtns Fluorspar Deposit

The Salado Mtns Fluorspar Deposit is a mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Salado Mtns Fluorspar Deposit  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

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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