Bear Canyon Prospect

The Bear Canyon Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,900 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Bear Canyon Prospect
Secondary: Flag Mountain Orebody : the Bear Canyon Prospect Is Part of The
Secondary: Unpatented Claims Surrounding the Patented Claims of the Molycorp
Secondary: Group.

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District

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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Molybdenum Corp. Of America (Questa Division)
Home Office: Questa, N.M. 87556
Years: 1981 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FISSURES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Huebnerite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE BEAR CANYON PROSPECT IS PART OF THE LARGE DISSEMINATED STOCKWORK MINERALIZATION OF THE FLAG MOUNTAIN OREBODY.

Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING ORE GRADE AND RESERVES ESTIMATES, SEE THE CRIB ENTRY ON THE MOLYCORP GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE JUNCTION OF BEAR CANYON CREEK AND THE RED RIVER. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 CONSISTED OF TWO CONNECTED ADITS WITH TWO SHORT CROSSCUTS.

References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2, P. 117-119

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 34

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 42, 44-45

Reference (Deposit): MCKINLAY, P.F., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 53, 23 PAGES, 1 PLATE

Reference (Deposit): BRIGGS, J., AND OTHERS, 1981 USBM COLUMBINE-HONDO RARE II FPA

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