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Hightower Jr. Prospect

Occurrence in Catron county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013488
MRDS ID D009804
Record type Site
Current site name Hightower Jr. Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.6973, 33.2126 (WGS84)
Elevation 2027
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.2 MI S 70 W OF HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN PEAK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catron(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rice Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Gila Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Catron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 012S 018W 34 SW New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • THE PROSPECT MAY BE REACHED BY TRAVELING 8.5 MI NW FROM BUCKHORN, NM ON US 260, THEN NE FOR 9 MI INTO THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST AT THE UPPER LIMIT OF SACATON CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Gila Group, Formation, or Conglomerate
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fissure Trending Nw

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip 70 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mogolion Mining District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John Hightower
    Home office Buckhorn, N.M.
    First year 1945

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SMALL 10 FT OPENCUT. ALLUVIUM COVERS THE VEINS BEYOND THE OPENCUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN A 4 FT WIDE FISSURE VEIN IN ANDESITE HOST ROCK. IT IS NOTED AS SILICEOUS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-82 Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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