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North Sierra Blanca Prospect

Prospect in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085042
MRDS ID W700508
Record type Site
Current site name North Sierra Blanca Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.44109, 31.25961 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MI (12 KM) NW OF SIERRA BLANCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gunsight Hills South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 238
USGS model code 32m
Deposit model name Manto fluorite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.44109, 31.25961
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CASSITERITE NOTED IN THE RHYOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1969

Mining district

District name Sierra Blanca

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cyprus Mining Co.
    First year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 11000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Beo 2 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1986

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINIMUM ESTIMATE THAT INCLUDES BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH PROSPECTS

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT ORIGINALLY HELD BY CABOT MINING CO.; OPTIONED TO CYPRUS 1986 FOR $2 MILLION; CYPRUS PURCHASED CABOT'S SHARE IN 1989. ; ECON.COM: 100 TPD PILOT TEST MILL INSTALLED 1989.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERALS YEARBOOK 1986

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1968-1971

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1989 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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