Drunzer Prospect

The Drunzer Prospect is a thorium mine located in Lincoln 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: Drunzer Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Thorium

Lat, Long: 33.60694, -105.45556

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Drunzer Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Drunzer Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Thorium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Capitan Mountains


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Alkaline complex associated zircon


Orebody

Form: BRECCIA VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Lincoln County Porphyry Belt


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Allanite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): 3 INCH BRECCIA VEIN EXPOSED IN TRENCH. VEIN STRIKES N70E AT 30N DIP.

Comment (Deposit): THE SOURCE MINERAL OF THE RADIOACTIVITY WAS NOT DETECTED IN THE FIELD. IT MAY BE ALLANITE AS IN OTHER VEINS IN THE DISTRICT.

Comment (Location): BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREASITE OF PITS, TRENCHES, AND CUTS.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S


References

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P. MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P


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