Universal Mine

The Universal Mine is a mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,135 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: Universal Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,135 Feet (1,565 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 33.0919, -107.23390

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Universal Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Universal Mine
Secondary: Illinois Group Illinois Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Caballo 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
Type: Private Lease


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Uni-Sol Uranium And Oil Corp
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Hanson,Blanchard
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: U.S. Fluorspar Co.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
Discovery Year: 1924
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE BY U.S. BUREAU MINES CA(F2) 53.2% SI(02) 30.1% CA(C03) 12.6% BA(S04) 1.1% PRODUCTION - 12,081ST FROM THE ILLINOIS GROUP.


References

Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC8307 P 143


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