| Deposit ID | 10013932 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010497 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Birchfield Manganese Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | San-Tex Mine, Birchfield Group |
| Related records | 10248360 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.59337, 32.08653 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1478 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES S 38 E OF DEMING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gym Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(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 | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 025S | 007W | 31,32 | SE (31); SW (32) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | El Paso Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | El Paso Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.59337, 32.08653 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bedding Strikes Nne And Dips 45 To 70 Se. Fractures Strike Ne To N W. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Discoverer | Henry Lesdos |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Florida Mountains District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Birchfield, Jr., W. P. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Birchfield, Jr., W. P. |
| Home office | Deming, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1942 To 1955 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Ore Grade 23 To 30% Mn. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010497 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 63-65
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 120 AND P. 128
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
CLEMONS, R.E., 1982 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-58
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 63-64.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWELVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE 1950'S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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