| Deposit ID | 10013004 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laughlin Peak Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.23386, 36.58894 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 MILES S 28 E OF RATON., Within A Radius Of 3500 Feet., Within A Radius Of 3500 Feet. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Buttes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Canadian Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 027N | 025E | 12 | CENTER | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Strontium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Svanbergite | Ore |
| Anhydrite | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Alkalic Volcanic Rock > Phonolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Dakota Sandstone |
| Rock description | Dakota Sandstone |
| (1) | -104.23386, 36.58894 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR VEINS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| District name | Laughlin Peak And Chico Hills Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rey And Reynolds Drilling Co. |
| Home office | Abilene, Tx. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009052 |
WOOD, G.H., JR., NORTHROP, S.A., AND GRIGGS, R.L., 1953 USGS OIL AND GAS INV. MAP OM-141
PARKER, R.L., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 290-294
OLSON, J.C., AND ADAM, J.W., 1962 USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCES MAP MR-28
PARKER, R.L., 1963 USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCES MAP MR-36
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
TSCHANZ, C.M., 1958 USGS TRACE ELEMENTS INV. REPORT 230, 4 PAGES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN VEIN RANGES FROM 2 FT. TO 4 FT. IN THICKNESS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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