Forty-One Claim

The Forty-One Claim is a mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,774 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: Forty-One Claim  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 4,774 Feet (1,455 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 33.075, -107.24720

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Satelite image of the Forty-One Claim

Forty-One Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Forty-One Claim
Secondary: Riverside Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Caballo Manganese Co- Lessee
Info Year: 1974

Owner Name: Blanchard Hanson
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION - FEW HUNDRED TONS OF MN ORE. NO FLUORSPAR.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC 8307 P 119

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


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