Molybdenite Prospect

Occurrence in Rio Arriba county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150820
MRDS ID W016616
MAS/MILS ID 0350390481
Record type Site
Current site name Molybdenite Prospect
Alternate or previous names La Jarita Creek- Poso Spring

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.07618, 36.55034 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Rio Arriba

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 027 N 008 E 27 NENE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.07618, 36.55034

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAHNS RICHARD H. MICA DEPOSITS, PETACA NMBM BULL. 25

  • Deposit

    1946 P 260

  • Deposit

    JUST EVAN GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC FEATURES OF THE PEGMATITES

  • Deposit

    OF TAOS AND RIO ARRIBA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL.

  • Deposit

    13 1937 P 69

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING J.H. MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO NMBM

  • Deposit

    BULL. 76 1965 P 25

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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