Lyda K Mine

The Lyda K Mine is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,528 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lyda K Mine

Commodity

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Silica

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos

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

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Shrinkage Methods - Overhand Shrinkage
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1928
Discovery Year: 1926
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Fluorite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE THICKNESS OF UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL IS NOT KNOWN, BUT LITTLE IS IN EVIDENCE.

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON,M.A., 1974, UNPUB MS THESIS, UTEP

Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,WM, 1975, FLUOR IN TEX, NEW MEX, MEX PROJ G0254013

Reference (Deposit): QUAN,C.K., FLUORINE, BUMINES MCP-20, 1978, P27

Reference (Deposit): EDITION, P.8-11

Reference (Deposit): PERRY,R.H. ET AL, CHEMICAL ENGINEERS' HANDBOOK, FIFTH

Reference (Deposit): NEW MEX BUR MIN RES BUL 21, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF NEW MEX

Reference (Deposit): RI4053, 1947, P9.

Reference (Deposit): SUR,F.J., HUCKLEBERRY SPAR MNE,CATRON COUNTY, N MEX BU MIN

Reference (Deposit): N.MEX BUR MIN RI4017, 1947

Reference (Deposit): SHERIDAN, M.J., U.S. FLUORSPAR PROPERTY, SIERRA COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): TREFOIL, WINTER ISSUE, 1969-70, BUL NO G3-B148

Reference (Deposit): SEETON,F.A., FLUORSPAR METALLURGY AND FLOWSHEETS, DECO

Reference (Deposit): 1966

Reference (Deposit): YOUNG,G.J., ELEMENTS OF MINING, P.577, FOURTH ED., 1946

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, F.E., FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF N.MEX., BUMINES IC830

Reference (Deposit): US BUMINES, LEAD-1977,MCP-9,1977, P23

Reference (Deposit): EDITION, JAN-FEB 1975

Reference (Deposit): RAND MCNALLY ROAD ATLAS, 1975

Reference (Deposit): AUGUST 1975, PP.52 AND 64

Reference (Deposit): THE OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT SERVICE

Reference (Deposit): UNIV NM PRESS, P286

Reference (Deposit): LADOO,R.B., FLUORSPAR, ITS MINING, MILLING AND UTILIZATION

Reference (Deposit): DIST., 1973, P.2

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY,V.C., SILVER,C. GEOLOGY OF THE CABALLO MINS.,1952

Reference (Deposit): HAVER,R.P. ET AL, BUMINES TRIP REPORT, COUER D'ALENE MINING

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY,G.T., 1934, NM BUR MIN RES BUL10, P220

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MARKETS, MAY 1982, P.23 AND

Reference (Production): PP. 92-93

Reference (Production): DENVER EQPT. CO., MINERAL PROCESSING FLOWSHEETS, 1962,

Reference (Production): BUMINES, RI4139, 1947, PP.27-28

Reference (Production): BARITE-FLUORSPAR ORE, BUMINES RI6213, 1963 PP.1-7

Reference (Production): BATTY, J.V. ET AL, CONCENTRATION OF COLORADO FLUORITE ORES,

Reference (Deposit): 4, 1928, PP.42-49

Reference (Production): BLOOM, P.A. ET AL FLOTATION CONCENTRATION OF A COMPLEX

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON,W.D.,JR., FLUORSPAR IN N.MEX., NM BUR MIN RES BUL

Reference (Deposit): WITH A CHAPTER ON CRYOLITE, BUMINES BUL 244, P185, 1927

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