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South Hill Deposit 1970's

Occurrence in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011918
MRDS ID D007111
Record type Site
Current site name South Hill Deposit 1970's
Alternate or previous names Salado
Related records 10151086

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.5056, 33.11039 (WGS84)
Elevation 1792
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 15 MILES S 84 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bell Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 014S;014S 006W;007W 07;12 NW (07); NE (12) New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN THE SALADO MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • METALLURGICAL TESTING SHOWS CAN PRODUCE A CONCENTRATE SUITABLE FOR PELLETIZING AN ACID-GRADE CONCENTRATE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicified Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Magdalena Group;Red House
    Rock description Magdalena Group;Red House
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.5056, 33.11039
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description 5 Subparallel Faults Strike N 20 E, Dip 62 To 82 Se, And Cut The Deposit.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR TO KEEL-SHAPED
    Thickness 12.8M
    Length 426.72M
    Width 182.88M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults, Replaced Favorable Rock And Filled Voids.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1972

Mining district

District name Salado District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Midwest Oil Corp. ; The Du Pont Co.
    First year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Milton Head And Allen Sphar
    Home office Grants, N.M.
    First year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 1065000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 19.35 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 1482000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 17.6 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE ESTIMATES ARE NOT ADDITIVE.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF SEVERAL TRENCHES AND SHALLOW SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • IN 1973, MIDWEST OIL CORP. DRILLED 47 ROTARY PERCUSSION HOLES, 1 DIAMOND DRILL HOLE, AND EXCAVATED SEVERAL TRENCHES AND SHALLOW SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 50-51, FIG. 23, MAP 13

  • Reserve-Resource

    MCANULTY, 1978.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS AN OPEN-SPACE FILLING OF FLUORITE IN A STRATA-BOUND BRECCIA IN JASPEROID AND MUDSTONE. THE DEPOSIT IS 400 FT. TO 600 FT. WIDE BY 1400 FT. LONG WITH THE LONG AXIS STRIKING N 20 E. AVERAGE THICKNESS IS 42 FT. AND THE THICKEST SECTION IS 150 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Updater 01-NOV-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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