Kiawa Group

The Kiawa Group is a mica mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico.

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: Kiawa Group

State:  New Mexico

County:  Rio Arriba

Elevation:

Commodity: Mica

Lat, Long: 36.5886, -106.07080

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Kiawa Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kiawa Group
Secondary: Kiawa
Secondary: South Kiawa
Secondary: Buena Vista
Secondary: Green Peak


Commodity

Primary: Mica
Tertiary: Feldspar
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: PEGMATITES
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL 13, P. 67-70

Reference (Deposit): JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 105-118

Reference (Deposit): REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 7-10

Reference (Deposit): WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 127.

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 118-121


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