| Deposit ID | 10012895 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008893 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mirabal Fluorspar Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mirabal Mine 1946, Carnation-Columbine Prospect 1928: Claims, Miarabal Nos. 1 To 12 |
| Related records | 10198799 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.14174, 35.202 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2469 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18 MILES N 77 W OF GRANTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Post Office Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Zuni(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gallup(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio San Jose(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola 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 | Cibola |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011N | 012W | 07,08 | NE (07); NW (08) | New Mexico |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -108.14174, 35.202 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 19.81M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Discoverer | Moises Mirabal |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America |
| First year | 1958 |
| Year | 1940 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Pre 1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1940 To 1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008893 |
JOHNSON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 116-117
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 179-183, P. 205-206
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 127-130
GODDARD, E.N., 1966 USGS MAP I-454
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 54-56
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 127.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TWO NEARLY PARALLEL SHEAR ZONES ABOUT 1350 FT. APART AND TRENDING APPROXIMATELY EAST-WEST. ORE SHOOTS ARE UP TO 250 FT. LONG, UP TO 10 FT. THICK, AND HAVE BEEN EXPOSED IN WORKINGS TO A DEPTH OF 65 FT.. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN VEINS, STRINGERS, AND AS BRECCIA CEMENT WITHIN THE SHEAR ZONES. 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE LATE 1950'S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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