The Sierra Caballos District is a fluorine-fluorite, copper, manganese, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Manganese, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.9167, -107.21670
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Sierra Caballos District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sierra Caballos District
Secondary: Caballo Mountains District
Secondary: Palomas Gap
Secondary: Humboldt Camp
Secondary: Cutter-Engle Area
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: CABALLO MOUNTAINS DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: LODE (VEIN)
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: L
Description: THE CABALLO MOUNTAINS ARE COMPOSED OF ELONGATE, TILTED FAULT-BLOCKS TRENDING NORTH-SOUTH AND GENERALLY DIPPING EAST. LARGE DISPLACEMENT FAULT ZONES WHICH ARE CONTINUOUS FOR GREAT DISTANCES HAVE FORMED A FEW LONG, NARROW BLOCKS AND EACH BLOCK HAS BEEN LOWERED RELATIVE TO THE ONE WEST OF IT. THE WESTERN FACE OF THE MOUNTAIN FORMS PART OF THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT. NUMEROUS FRACTURES AND SMALL DISPLACEMENT, DISCONTINUOUS FAULTS TREND EAST-WEST TO NORTHWEST.
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): LINGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 284-285
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934, NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 197-201
Reference (Deposit): SILVER, C., 1955 NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE P.146-154
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