Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims

The Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims is a mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 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: Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Catron

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 33.3647, -108.11110

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Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims
Secondary: Pavlet and Corder Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Taylor Creek


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
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

Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Andalusite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIN VEINLETS OF CASSITERITE-HEMATITE ARE EXPOSED IN ALTERED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY.


References

Reference (Deposit): MEXICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES R. I. 4068, 60 PP.

Reference (Deposit): VOLIN, M. E., 1947, CATRON AND SIERRA COUNTIES TIN DEPOSITS,

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 725, PP. 347-49

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1921, THE TAYLOR CREEK TIN DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO


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