Athena Mine

Producer in Hidalgo 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 10222862
MRDS ID D009940
MAS/MILS ID 0350230001
Record type Site
Current site name Athena Mine
Alternate or previous names Athena Prospect No 1, Volcano Group Part Of
Related records 10013572

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.65342, 31.62514 (WGS84)
Elevation 1576

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gillespie Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Animas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Playas Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Hidalgo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 031 S 018 W 03 NENWNE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.65342, 31.62514

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 7M
    Length 300M
    Width 80M
    Area 75HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N40W:30E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 75
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1958

Mining district

District name Gillespie Dist

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mining And Milling Corp America; A. J. Curtis Et Al
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rangaire Corp 71)
    Home office Texas
    Year 1975
    First year 1970
  • Type Owner
    Owner F. C. Leach And E. Westmoreland
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1975
    First year 1958

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER. PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2.5HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .5
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 10
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 3
    Unit Production Cost 2
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELLIS,1971,GEO ORE DEPS WINKLER ANTICL,MS THESIS UTEP

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,WN,1972,WINKLER ANTICL,NM BUR MNS TARG EXPL E3

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS,1966,FLUOR DEPS NM,USBM IC 8307

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,WN,1975,FLUOR IN TEX,NEW MEX,MEX, PROJ G0254013

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPTR HAS LEASED CLAIMS FROM OWNER ON REC 022 REC160 COL16-21 DEM NM FOR DEMING NEW MEX REC160 COL25-30 LA CAL FOR LOS ANGLES CALIF ATHENA PROSP #1,#2 & WILSON PROSP MUST BE MINED AS ONE UNIT ECONOMIC ACCORDING TO MCANULTY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Mkny U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references