Florida Mine

Past Producer in Luna county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10174343
MRDS ID D010500
MAS/MILS ID 0350290002
Record type Site
Current site name Florida Mine
Alternate or previous names Duryea Claims, Spar Group Claims Nos 1 To 5
Related records 10013934

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.60169, 32.23543 (WGS84)
Elevation 1329
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Luna(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Florida Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Luna

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 024 S 007 W 07 NW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.60169, 32.23543

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 2M
    Length 50M
    Width 45M
    Area 30HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00S:75E
    Total Surface Area (HA) 30
    Date of Last Modification 800114

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Year of first production 1919

Mining district

District name Little Florida Mountains District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Allied Chemical Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 45M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Swell Factor .5
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 30
    Slope of Inclines 75
    Number of Inclines 2
    1st Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC160 COL16-21 DEM NM FOR DEMING NEW MEX REC160 COL25-30 LA CAL FOR LOS ANGLES CALIF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Mkny U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references