Red Cloud Copper and Fluorite Mines

Past Producer in Lincoln county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Lead, REE, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150086
MRDS ID D010067
MAS/MILS ID 0350270011
Record type Site
Current site name Red Cloud Copper and Fluorite Mines
Alternate or previous names Red Cloud Mine, Eaglenest Prospect, Conqueror No 4 Prospect
Related records 10013654

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.74025, 34.19679 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rough Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Corona(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallo Arroyo(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cibola 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
New Mexico 001 S 011 E 25 SWNE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.74025, 34.19679

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 50M
    Width 20M
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1881
Year of first production 1909

Mining district

District name Red Cloud/Galli

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. S. Thomas
    Interest 50
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. E. Heim
    Interest 50
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION - 1000ST OF FLUORSPAR 2,384ST OF AG-PB-CU-ZN OR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRISWOLD,G.B. 1959 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 67 P 117

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

  • Deposit

    SCHREINER,R.A. 1993 US BUREAU OF MINES OFR 99-93

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JAN-94 Scheiner, Bernard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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