Dewey and White Swan Deposits

The Dewey and White Swan Deposits is a mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,882 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: Dewey and White Swan Deposits  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 4,882 Feet (1,488 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 33.05, -107.21390

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Dewey and White Swan Deposits MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dewey and White Swan Deposits
Secondary: Dewey,White Swan,Admiral,U.S.N,Ca
Secondary: Nary Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Calcite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Vanadinite
Unknown: Wulfenite


Comments

Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER


References

Reference (Deposit): HESS,F.L. 1913 U.S.G.S. BULL 530 PP 157-160

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC 8307 PP 102-104

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


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