Ogre-Bogle

The Ogre-Bogle is a tungsten mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,501 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: Ogre-Bogle  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Luna

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 32.19028, -108.10500

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Ogre-Bogle MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ogre-Bogle
Secondary: Tedfords Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Beryllium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Victorio District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Donald S. Tedford
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Helvite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): USBM

Comment (Workings): APPROXIMATELY 20 TEST PITS

Comment (Deposit): FIVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE EARLY 1950'S. TACTITE IN MONTOYA DOLOMITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAF MF-1175

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): DMA-243

Reference (Deposit): DALE, V. B., AND MCKINNEY, W. A., 1959, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES, REPT. INV. 5517, P 36-38

Reference (Deposit): WARNER, L. A., HOLSER, W. T., AND WILMARTH, V. R., 1959, OCCURRENCES OF NONPEGMATITE BERYLLIUM IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 318,

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 84, P. 87-93


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