| Deposit ID | 10013002 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruby Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hayner Mine: Claims Patented In 1943, Live Oak, Gloria |
| Related records | 10247112 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.59446, 32.36763 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1753 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 MILES N 73 E OF LAS CRUCES; 4 MILES SOUTH OF ORGAN, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Organ Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 022S | 003E | 25 | NW | New Mexico |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Result | MCANULTY, 1978, REPORTED CAF2 CONTENT RANGES FROM ABOUT 20% TO 70% AND AVERAGES ABOUT 30%. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Hueco Formation;Lead Camp Limestone |
| Rock description | Hueco Formation;Lead Camp Limestone |
| (1) | -106.59446, 32.36763 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mcanulty (1978) Indicates That The Ruby Mine Lies At The North Rim Of The Resurgent Organ Mt. N. Caldera. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mineralization Fills Open Fissures In Northeast-Striking Faults. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 50 TO 75 SE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 187.45M |
| Width | 27.43M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1926 |
| Discoverer | Frank M. Hayner |
| Year of first production | 1933 |
| Year of last production | 1933 |
| District name | Organ District: Organ Mountains |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cougar Fluorspar Corp. |
| First year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Audria Hayner Palmer |
| Home office | Las Cruces, N.M. |
| First year | 1978 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 28.96M |
| Overall length | 289.56M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009049 |
JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 83-85
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 228
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 59-61
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 22-23
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 26-29
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 88
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
GLOVER, T.J., MS THESIS, UTEP, 1975.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT MAP FOR THE AREA (SURFACE MANAGEMENT QUAD SW-25, OROGRANDE) INDICATES THAT THE LIVE OAK CLAIM MAY NOT BE PATENTED. THE PLAT FOR MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2081 LABELS THE LIVE OAK CLAIM AS THE LINE OAK CLAIM. RECORD # D009959 BY JERRY L. HAUG HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS ONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF UP TO 14 SUB-PARALLEL VEINS WITHIN A NORTHEAST-STRIKING FAULT ZONE. MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS OPEN SPACE FILLING, BRECCIA CEMENT, AND MINOR REPLACEMENT OF WALL ROCK AND BRECCIA FRAGMENTS. VEINS RANGE FROM ABOUT 250 FT. TO MORE THAN 600 FT. IN LENGTH, ARE UP TO 3 FT. THICK, AND HAVE BEEN EXPOSED IN WORKINGS TO A DEPTH OF 90 FT... THREE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2081 COVERING ABOUT 60 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-82 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-90 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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