| Deposit ID | 10012597 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008294 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tojo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | U.S. Hill Pegmatite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.61445, 36.20477 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 14 MILES S 10 W OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tres Ritos(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Taos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023N | 012E | 24,25 | S2 OF NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sericite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Ortega Formation |
| Rock description | Ortega Formation |
| (1) | -105.61445, 36.20477 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| District name | Picuris District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Industrial Commodities Of America, Inc. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 2403, Santa Fe, N.M. 87501 |
| First year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008294 |
MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES, 2 PLATES
REDMON, D.E., 1961 USBM IC-8013, P. 67
MILLER, J.P., MONTGOMERY, A., AND SUTHERLAND, P.K., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 11, 109 PAGES, 1 PLATE
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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