Pajarito Mountain

The Pajarito Mountain is a ree and zirconium mine located in Otero county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,513 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Pajarito Mountain

Commodity

Primary: REE
Primary: Zirconium

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Otero

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Minerals Only

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1984
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Eudialyte
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Riebeckite
Unknown: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Ownership): MOLYCORP IS A SUBSIDIARY OF UNOCAL. UNOCAL ADDRESS IS 1201 W. 5TH ST., P.O. BOX 7600, LOS ANGELES, CA 90051. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE MESCALERO INDIAN RESERVATION. MOLYCORP HAS A MINING LEASE WITH THE INDIANS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MOLYCORP IS A SUBSIDIARY OF UNOCAL. UNOCAL ADDRESS IS 1201 W. 5TH ST., P.O. BOX 7600, LOS ANGELES, CA 90051. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE MESCALERO INDIAN RESERVATION. MOLYCORP HAS A MINING LEASE WITH THE INDIANS. M1C1=R1; RESERVE REPORTED AS RECOVERABLE. DEPOSIT ALSO CONTAINS HEAVY LANTHANIDES THAT ARE RECOVERABLE (NO GRADE GIVEN FOR LANTHANIDES). M9C4=M1C1.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): LOCATED ON AN INDIAN RESERVATION. PRINCIPAL ORE MINERAL IS EUDIALYTE. REFERENCES: MINING ENGINEERING, PG 515, JULY 1989; LOUVIERS SITE VISIT NOV 1989.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Y2O3

Comment (Geology): THE YTTRIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ARE FOUND IN THE SILICATE MINERAL EUDIALYTE. EUDIALYTE IS DISSEMINATED AS A ROCK-FORMING MINERAL IN SYENITES, QUARTZ SYENITES, AND ALKALI GRANITES. HEAVY LANTHANIDE ELEMENTS ALSO ARE FOUND IN RECOVERABLE AMOUNTS IN THE DEPOSIT. ORE-GRADE MATERIAL OCCURS AT THE SURFACE AND IT EXTENDS BEYOND THE AREAS DRILLED.

Comment (Geology): THE YTTRIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ARE FOUND IN THE SILICATE MINERAL EUDIALYTE. EUDIALYTE IS DISSEMINATED AS A ROCK-FORMING MINERAL IN SYENITES, QUARTZ SYENITES, AND ALKALI GRANITES. HEAVY LANTHANIDE ELEMENTS ALSO ARE FOUND IN RECOVERABLE AMOUNTS IN THE DEPOSIT.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CO, NM. NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, MAY 1990, V. 12, NO. 2, P 21.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SHERER, R. L. PAJARITO YTTRIUM-ZIRCONIUM DEPOSIT, OTERO

Reference (Geology): MAY 1990, V. 12, NO. 2, P. 22.

Reference (Geology): INDIAN RESERVATION, OTERO CO, NM. NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY,

Reference (Geology): PAJARITO MTN YTTRIUM-ZIRCONIUM DEPOSIT, MESCALERO APACHE

Reference (Geology): MC LEMORE, V. T. BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE

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