| Deposit ID | 10296817 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350510074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Star Vein |
| Alternate or previous names | Illinois Group Nevada Claim |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.23449, 33.09201 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1565 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palomas Gap(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 014 S | 004 W | 14 | W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -107.23449, 33.09201 |
|---|
| Thickness | 19M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1924 |
| Year of first production | 1926 |
| District name | Caballo Mountains |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Fluorspar Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blanchard Hanson |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Uni-Sol Uranium And Oil Corp. |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350510074 |
WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC8307 P 143.
MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMPOSITE ASSAY OF 21 SAMPLES CA(F2) 55.1% SI(02) 22.0% CA(C03) 20.4% BA(S04) 0.2% PB 0.1% PRODUCTION - 12,081ST FROM THE ILLINOIS GROUP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Mcanulty | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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