| Deposit ID | 10011737 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006845 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunset Mine 1948 |
| Related records | 10247949 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.24142, 32.92983 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 14.5 MILES DUE SOUTH OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 004W | 10 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.24142, 32.92983 |
|---|
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 42.67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1945 |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| Year of last production | 1947 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | O. B. Hirsch |
| Home office | Hatch, N.M. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jesse Jones |
| Home office | Garfield N.M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 170.69M |
| Overall depth | 73.15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006845 |
KELLEY, V.C. AND SILVER, C., 1952 UNIV OF N.M. PUB NO 4, P.198-218
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.108-109
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P.19
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 P.108
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1940'S |
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS COMPOSED OF BRECCIATED FRAGMENTS CEMENTED BY FLUORSPAR AND RANGING FROM 3 FT. TO 6 FT. WIDE. IT CAN BE TRACED LATERALLY IN SURFACE EXPOSURES FOR ABOUT 140 FT.. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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