The Sacaton Mine is a mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 33.2375, -108.74170
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Sacaton Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sacaton Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon District
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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: Fluorite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION - 400ST PRIOR TO 1943
Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER
References
Reference (Deposit): ROTHROCK,H.E. 1946 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 21 PP 47-48
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC 8307 PP 17
Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013
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