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Mockingbird Gap Mine

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126511
MRDS ID D006838
MAS/MILS ID 0350510078
Record type Site
Current site name Mockingbird Gap Mine
Related records 10011731

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.44227, 33.4834 (WGS84)
Elevation 1607

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Socorro(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Capitol Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 010 S 005 E 04 NW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.44227, 33.4834
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 85E
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N20W:85E
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner White Sands Missle Range
    Interest 100
    Home office Dist Of Columbia
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LASKY,S.G. 1932 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 8 P 139

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKED FOR CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Mcanulty U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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