Chise Deposits

Past Producer in Sierra 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223835
MRDS ID D006822
MAS/MILS ID 0350510061
Record type Site
Current site name Chise Deposits
Alternate or previous names Cross Mountain Deposits, Victorio Prospect, Mill Hill Prospets
Related records 10011718

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.5756, 33.2876 (WGS84)
Elevation 1818

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chise(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 012 S 007 W 09 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.5756, 33.2876

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 300M
    Width 60M
    Area 1000HA
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 5
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1000
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chise Fluorspar

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ira Young
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION - 8,000ST. REC-101 & REC-201 COVER PROVEN RSRVS. MCANULT ESTIMATED TOTAL RSRVS - PROVEN 66,000ST PROBABLE 80,000ST POSSIBLE 150,000ST

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 12
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 357
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 357
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY,G.T. 1934 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 10 P 220.

  • Deposit

    HUSKINSON,E.J.,JR 1975 GEOL & FLUOR DEPS OF THE CHISE FLUOR

  • Deposit

    UNPUB MS THESIS UTEP.

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-APR-1987 Mcanulty U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references