Sierra Caballos District

The Sierra Caballos District is a fluorine-fluorite, copper, manganese, and lead mine located in Sierra 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: Sierra Caballos District  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Manganese, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.9167, -107.21670

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Sierra Caballos District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sierra Caballos District
Secondary: Caballo Mountains District
Secondary: Palomas Gap
Secondary: Humboldt Camp
Secondary: Cutter-Engle Area


Commodity

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: CABALLO MOUNTAINS DISTRICT


Land Status

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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: Producer
Deposit Type: LODE (VEIN)
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: L
Description: THE CABALLO MOUNTAINS ARE COMPOSED OF ELONGATE, TILTED FAULT-BLOCKS TRENDING NORTH-SOUTH AND GENERALLY DIPPING EAST. LARGE DISPLACEMENT FAULT ZONES WHICH ARE CONTINUOUS FOR GREAT DISTANCES HAVE FORMED A FEW LONG, NARROW BLOCKS AND EACH BLOCK HAS BEEN LOWERED RELATIVE TO THE ONE WEST OF IT. THE WESTERN FACE OF THE MOUNTAIN FORMS PART OF THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT. NUMEROUS FRACTURES AND SMALL DISPLACEMENT, DISCONTINUOUS FAULTS TREND EAST-WEST TO NORTHWEST.


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): LINGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 284-285

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934, NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 197-201

Reference (Deposit): SILVER, C., 1955 NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE P.146-154


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