Gonzales Prospect

The Gonzales Prospect is a barium-barite and fluorine-fluorite mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,151 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

Name: Gonzales Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite

Lat, Long: 34.08, -106.80361

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Gonzales Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gonzales Prospect
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Gonzales No.1 and 2


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Arroyo De La Parida Area: Chupadero District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Pete Innerbichler, R. R. Jackson, And J. J. Mcphaul (1940'S)

Owner Name: Humphreys Gold Corp. Of Denver, Colo.
Years: 1943 -


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: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 46.2 % BASO4.
Analytical Data: AN 80-POUND COMPOSITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 32.8 % CAF2


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 124

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN RANGES FROM 3 FT. TO 22 FT. THICK.. TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1966 CONSISTED OF A 160 FT. LONG ADIT, A 50 FT OPENCUT AND FOUR SHALLOW SHAFTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 20

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 122-124

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 33-34

Reference (Deposit): ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 171-173


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