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Barry Prospects

Occurrence in Lincoln county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Thorium, REE
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014942
MRDS ID DAV0026
Record type Site
Current site name Barry Prospects
Related records 10199443

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.45137, 33.6115 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Capitan Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Hondo(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
8S 15E 14 NW4 OF SW4 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREASITE OF PITS AND TRENCHES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Primary
REE Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Allanite Ore
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 29
USGS model code 11c
Deposit model name Alkaline complex associated zircon

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.45137, 33.6115
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rio Grande Rift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lincoln County Porphyry Belt

Ore body information

  • General form BRECCIA VEIN
    Strike N45W
    Dip ABOUT 90 DEGREES
    Width 0.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Or Shears

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSITS CONSISTS OF A BRECCIA VEIN COMPOSED OF ANGULAR ALASKITE FRAGMENTS AS MUCH AS SEVERAL INCHES IN LENGTH AND RECEMENTED BY RED RHYOLITE(?).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Mining district

District name Capitan Mountains

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASASAYS SHOWED THE VEIN CONTAINED UP TO 1.7% TH, BUT AVG GRADE WAS PROBABLY LESS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S
Deposit 1.7% TH IN VEIN BIASED SAMPLES OF MATERIAL. PROSPECT SHAFT SUNK IN 1957.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1992 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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