Plains Group

The Plains Group is a mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,593 feet.

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: Plains Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation: 4,593 Feet (1,400 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 31.7417, -108.70830

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Plains Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Plains Group


Commodity

Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Combined Minerals Inc-Lessee
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1974

Owner Name: G. M Dunagan And Associates
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): WORKED FOR MANGANESE IN 1943


References

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC 8307 PP 71-72


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