Sandoval

The Sandoval is a mica, bismuth, and beryllium mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,159 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Sandoval
Secondary: Old Black Horse
Secondary: Kentucky
Secondary: Apache Nos. 1-12
Secondary: Blowout
Secondary: Blowout Nos. 1,3&4

Commodity

Primary: Mica
Primary: Bismuth
Primary: Beryllium

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Jarita Mining And Investment
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1973

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): NM STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES: NEW REGISTRATIONS: 1971 1973

Reference (Deposit): NM STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S FILES

Reference (Deposit): 35, 47, 53 ; 44TH, 1956, P 41, 52, 59 ;

Reference (Deposit): NM STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT: 43RD, 1955, P 31,

Reference (Deposit): 28

Reference (Deposit): IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO USBM I.C. 8013 1961 P 19,

Reference (Deposit): REDMON D.E. RECONNAISSANCE OF SELECTED PEGMATITE DISTRICTS

Reference (Deposit): RPT. USGS, PT. 6, CONTINUED, 1899 P 706- 707

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES J.A. MICA DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES: 20 ANN.

Reference (Deposit): 740 1923 P 161

Reference (Deposit): STERRETT D.B. MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES USGS BULL.

Reference (Deposit): NMBM MINES INDEX

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 117, 118 121

Reference (Deposit): BINGLER, E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA

Reference (Deposit): ARRIBA COUNTY, NM NMBM BULL. 25 1946 P 161- 164

Reference (Deposit): JAHNS RICHARD H MICA DEPOSITS OF THE PETACA DISTRICT. RIO

Reference (Deposit): SHOWN ON USGS 7.5 MIN QUAD LAS TABLAS 1953 AS APACHES NO 2

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