The American Deposit is a mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,318 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: 5,318 Feet (1,621 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 32.3894, -108.37920
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American Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Malone District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1930
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: Barite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN WORKED FOR GOLD & FLUORSPAR.
References
Reference (Deposit): NM BUR MINES MIN RES BULL 4 P 103 105
Reference (Deposit): US BUR MINES PUB 8307 P 50
Reference (Deposit): US GEOL SURV BULL 973F P 282 283
Reference (Deposit): NM BUR MINES MIN RES BULL 83 P 132 133
Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013
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