| Deposit ID | 10012898 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008899 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bear Canyon Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Flag Mountain Orebody : the Bear Canyon Prospect Is Part of The, Unpatented Claims Surrounding the Patented Claims of the Molycorp, Group. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.55251, 36.69698 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2408 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20 MILES N 03 E OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Questa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(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 | 028N | 013E | 04 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Flag Mountain Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Flag Mountain Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -105.55251, 36.69698 |
|---|
| General form | FISSURES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Red River District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Molybdenum Corp. Of America (Questa Division) |
| Home office | Questa, N.M. 87556 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008899 |
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 42, 44-45
SCHILLING, J.H., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 34
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2, P. 117-119
BRIGGS, J., AND OTHERS, 1981 USBM COLUMBINE-HONDO RARE II FPA
MCKINLAY, P.F., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 53, 23 PAGES, 1 PLATE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BEAR CANYON PROSPECT IS PART OF THE LARGE DISSEMINATED STOCKWORK MINERALIZATION OF THE FLAG MOUNTAIN OREBODY. |
| Deposit | FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING ORE GRADE AND RESERVES ESTIMATES, SEE THE CRIB ENTRY ON THE MOLYCORP GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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