| Deposit ID | 10101445 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003422 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Animas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Doubtful Mine: Claims In 1950's, Doubtful Nos. 1 and 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.77785, 32.12819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1425 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES S 15 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Swallow Fork Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 025S | 019W | 14,15 | SW (14); SE (15) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | WILLIAMS, 1966, REPORTED A GRAB SAMPLE OF STOCKPILED ROCK CONTAINED 43.0 % CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 28.6 % SIO2 |
| Result | 19.5 % CACO3 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.77785, 32.12819 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N 20 W Trending Fault |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
| Dip | 80 SW |
| Thickness | 91.44M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | W.A. Ballard |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| Year of last production | 1953 |
| District name | Animas District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Don Still |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Don Still |
| Home office | Lordsburg, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 234.7M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003422 |
ROTHROCK, H. E., JOHNSON, C. H., AND HAHN, A. D., 1946, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 21, 245P.
U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.
WILLIAMS, F. E., 1966, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIR, 8307, P 69
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 17
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 69-70
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-78 | Richter, D. H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-83 | 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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