Red Bluff Group

The Red Bluff Group is a manganese mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,149 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: Red Bluff Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 7,149 Feet (2,179 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.92333, -107.09222

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Red Bluff Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Bluff Group


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area


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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: O. M. Rickard
Home Office: Albuquerque, N.M.
Years: 1950 -


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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): RED BLUFF GROUP IS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE MANGANESE CHIEF GROUP.

Comment (Deposit): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF THREE OPENCUTS RANGING FROM 50 FT. TO 60 FT. LONG, 20 FT. TO 30 FT. WIDE AND UP TO 10 FT. DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 154-155

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): PETTY, D.M., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-106, 174 PAGES, 2 PLATES


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