The Pinos Altas Prospect is a fluorine-fluorite and mica mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,300 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
Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite, Mica
Lat, Long: 36.5061, -106.00970
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Pinos Altas Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pinos Altas Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Mica
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Alire, Adeline
Info Year: 1950
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): JAHNS R.H. MICA DEPOSITS OF THE PETACA DISTRICT, RIO ARRIBA
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL, 25 1946 P 170- 172
Reference (Deposit): REDMON D.E. RECONNAISSANCE, PEGMATITE USBM I.C. 8013 1961
Reference (Deposit): P 19, 30
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY, RIO ARRIBA NMBM BULL 91 1968
Reference (Deposit): P 121
Reference (Deposit): JUST EVAN PEGMATITES, TAOS, RIO ARRIBA NMBM BULL 13 1937
Reference (Deposit): P 68
Reference (Deposit): NMBM MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): NM BOM CIR 77
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