North and South Pegmatite Deposits

The North and South Pegmatite Deposits is a ree mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,699 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: North and South Pegmatite Deposits
Secondary: South and North Pegmatite Deposits

Commodity

Primary: REE
Secondary: Thorium
Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Tantalum
Secondary: Niobium (Columbium)

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Gold Hill District: Southern Burro Mountains

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Fred L. Cherry
Home Office: Silver City, N.M.
Years: 1956 -

Owner Name: Cherry Mining Co.
Home Office: Texas
Years: 1956 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: LENSE

Structure

Type: L
Description: Pegmatites Occur Along A N 40 W Trending Alignment And Elongation Of The Individual Pegmatites Is Parallel Or Subparallel To The Trend Of The Alignment.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Euxenite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE NORTH PEGMATITE AS SHOWN ON USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035.. THE SOUTH PEGMATITE IS LOCATED ABOUT 750 FT. SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH PEGMATITE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 20 FT. SHAFT, A 40 FT. ADIT, AN OPENCUT AND SOME SMALL PROSPECT PITS.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN ZONED PEGMATITES TRENDING N 40 W.

References

Reference (Deposit): BOYD, F. S. JR. AND WOLFE, H. D., 1953, RECENT INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES IN SIERRA, DONA ANA, AND HIDALGO COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO: IN NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 4TH FIELD CONF., SW NEW MEXICO, P. 141-142

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPS

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 83, P 127

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