The Old Priest is a niobium (columbium), beryllium, and mica mine located in San Miguel county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,480 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: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Mica
Lat, Long: 35.4956, -105.42250
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Old Priest MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Priest
Secondary: Priest
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Mica
Secondary: Tantalum
Secondary: Thorium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: San Miguel
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Benny And Albert Lopez And U Leon Guy
Info Year: 1958
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS TOPO MAP 1960
Reference (Deposit): PEGMATITE DEPOSIT
Reference (Deposit): NMBM FILE DATA
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