| Deposit ID | 10013931 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010496 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Winkler Anticline Fluorspar Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Athena Group, Athena Prospects: Claims, Athena Nos. 1 To 21 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.66034, 31.64458 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 49 MILES S 03 E OF LORDSBURG. |
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)
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 | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 031S | 018W | 03 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Horquilla Limestone;U-Bar Formation |
| Rock description | Horquilla Limestone;U-Bar Formation |
| (1) | -108.66034, 31.64458 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The Crest And Limbs Of The Northeast Trending Winkler Anticline. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1974 |
| Year of last production | 1975 |
| District name | Red Hill District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mining And Milling Co. Of America |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rangaire Corp. |
| Home office | Cleburne, Tx. |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 68000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010496 |
ZELLER, R.A., JR., AND ALPER, A.M., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 84, P. 89, PLA TE 1
MCANULTY, W.N., SR., 1972 NMBMMR TARGET EXPLORATION REPORT E-3, 7 P AGES
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 35-39
MCANULTY, 1978, P. 36.
MCANULTY, 1972, P. 6.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SCATTERED PODS AND BRECCIA CEMENT IN IRREGULAR, FLUORITE-JASPEROID, REPLACEMENT MANTOS. 21 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ABOUT 42 0 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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