JAP Ranch Deposit

Occurrence in Grant 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010044
MRDS ID D003403
MAS/MILS ID 0350170070
Record type Site
Current site name JAP Ranch Deposit
Alternate or previous names JPB Ranch Deposit, JAP Ranch Fluorspar Prospect, Japanese Ranch Deposit (incorrectly renamed by GEONAMES)

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
-108.3709, 32.36512 (WGS84) 1593 ABOUT 29 MILES S 11 W OF SILVER CITY.
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-108.35479, 32.36123 (WGS84) 1585

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Soldiers Farewell Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 022S 015W 26 NE New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • The Deposit Can Be Reached By Traveling 20 Mi East From Lordsburg On Us 70-80 To Separ, Then NE Along A Dirt Road For 11.2 Mi To The Thorne Ranch, Then 4.4 Mi NW To A Windmill. The Deposit Lies 300 Yards South Of This Point On The West Bank Of A Dry Wash. Accurate Location As Shown On USGS Misc. Field Studies Map Mf-1033.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Quartz Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Burro Mountain Granite
    Rock description Burro Mountain Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.3709, 32.36512
(2) -108.35479, 32.36123

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, TABULAR
    Strike N 15 TO 20 E
    Dip 65 TO 80 SE
    Thickness 1M
    Length 30M
    Width 5M
    Area 20HA

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault
  • Vein
  • Fracturing

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original ore control entry:
    Vein Along Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Bound Ranch District
District name Gold Hills Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • There Are Three Small Pits 20-30 Ft Apart Along The Vein.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit This Record Contains Data From Record Number D009839 By Ronald G. Worl Which Has Been Deleted From Mrds. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit; 2 Unpub Rept
Deposit Fluorspar Occurs Sparingly In A Fissure Veinlet System. Deposit Consists Of Pods And Veinlets In A Northeast-Trending Fault. Veinlets Are From A Few Inches To 12 Inches Thick And Crop Out For A Length Of 80 Ft. Fluorite Is Pale Green And Well Crystallized In The Form Of Cubes And Dodecahedrens.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-78 Lawrence, V. A. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Updater 01-JUL-82 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Updater 01-JAN-83 Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 27-FEB-84 McAnulty, W.N. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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