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Blue Rock Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013487
MRDS ID D009801
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Rock Prospect
Related records 10247041

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.72424, 33.22177 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.8 MI N85 W OF HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN PEAK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catron(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rice Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Catron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 012S 018W 29,32 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • THE PROSPECT CAN BE REACHED BY TRAVELING 8.5 MILES NW OF BUCKHORN, N.M. ON U.S. 260, THEN 10 MI NE, PAST THE MOON RANCH, ALONG PINE CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Gila Group, Formation, or Conglomerate
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nne Trending Fissure

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 50 E
    Dip 70E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1942
Year of last production 1942

Mining district

District name Mogollon Mining District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. F. Moore And J. F. Dickerson

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period 1942
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 65% Caf2.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 65wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SMALL OPENCUTS AND PITS ALONG VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 17

  • Production

    WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 17.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COARSELY CRYSTALLINE FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN A VEIN 6 IN TO 20 IN WIDE ALONG STRIKE FOR ABOUT 720 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-82 Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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