| Deposit ID | 10012900 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008904 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Log Cabin Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Flag Mountain Orebody: Log Cabin Prospect Is Part of the Patented, Claims of the Molycorp Group, Mineral Survey Number 2267. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.57085, 36.6881 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2515 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19.5 MILES DUE NORTH OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Questa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N | 013E | 05 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ferrimolybdite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Flag Mountain Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Flag Mountain Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -105.57085, 36.6881 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Silicified Outcrops Form A Band Of Cliffs Extending Northeast To The Bear Canyon Prospect. |
| General form | FISSURES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Red River District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Molybdenum Corp. Of America (Questa Division) |
| Home office | Questa, N.M. 87556 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 228.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008904 |
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 42-43
SCHILLING, J.H., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 34
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 117-119, MAP 2
BRIGGS, J., AND OTHERS, 1981 USBM COLUMBINE-HONDO RARE II FPA &
MCKINLAY, P.F., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 53, 23 PAGES, 1 PLATE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMEROUS 1 TO 3 IN. QUARTZ-MOLYBDENITE-PYRITE VEINS TREND NORTHEAST AND ARE PART OF THE LARGE DISSEMINATED STOCKWORK MINERALIZATION OF THE FLAG MOUNTAIN OREBODY. |
| Deposit | FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING RESERVES ESTIMATES AND ORE GRADE, SEE THE CRIB ENTRY ON THE MOLYCORP GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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