| Deposit ID | 10107996 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010980 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kiawa Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Kiawa Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.07141, 36.58865 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Relative position | 28.8 MILES S 16 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Las Tablas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 027N | 008E | 11 | W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mica | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Beryl | Gangue |
| Bismutite | Gangue |
| Columbite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Ortega Quartzite |
| Rock description | Ortega Quartzite |
| (1) | -106.07141, 36.58865 |
|---|
| General form | OTHER DIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 E |
| Dip | SOUTHWARDS |
| Plunge | MODERATE |
| Plunge direction | WEST TO SOUTHWEST |
| Length | 426.72M |
| Width | 83.82M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Petaca District: Kiawa Group |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. B. Lothman |
| Home office | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. M. Maestas |
| Home office | La Madera, N.M. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010980 |
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL, NO. 13, P. 67
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL NO. 25, P. 106-115
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 8
WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 127
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 118-121
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25 AND REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MAIN PEGMATITE BODY IS LENTICULAR IN PLAN VIEW. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE DIKE 250 FT NORTH THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE MAIN BODY AND IS 1240 FT LONG AND 38 FT WIDE. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: KIAWA GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.