Sacaton Mine

The Sacaton Mine is a mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,999 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: Sacaton Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Catron

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 33.2375, -108.74170

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Sacaton Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sacaton Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon District


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: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION - 400ST PRIOR TO 1943

Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER


References

Reference (Deposit): ROTHROCK,H.E. 1946 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 21 PP 47-48

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC 8307 PP 17

Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013


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