| Deposit ID | 10014271 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010974 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Capitan Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.0378, 36.48337 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2405 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 35 MILES S 26 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Madera(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 026N | 008E | 13 | NE OF SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Bismutite | Gangue |
| Columbite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Ortega Quartzite |
| Rock description | Ortega Quartzite |
| (1) | -106.0378, 36.48337 |
|---|
| General form | OTHER DIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
| Dip | MODERATE TO STEEPLY NORTH |
| Plunge | 35 TO 50 |
| Plunge direction | WNW |
| Thickness | 21.34M |
| Length | 274.32M |
| Width | 21.34M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1675 |
| Year of first production | 1675 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Petaca District: Cribbenville Group |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Engineering Co. (Meco) |
| Home office | Grand Junction, Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010974 |
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13, P. 63-70
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 190-192
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 33
LESURE, F.G., 1965, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 87, P. 278
BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91, P. 122
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 190
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1600'S |
| Deposit | THE MINE IS LOCATED ON THE EAST END OF THE DIKE. THE BLANCA MINE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST END. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: CRIBBENVILLE GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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