| Deposit ID | 10014278 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010983 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Jarita-Apache Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Mines: La Jarita, Lone Wolf Silver Dollar, Vestegard, Veseley El Contento St Joseph, Lonesome, Mica Lode Consolation, North Miller Mary Mary No. 1, Mary No. 2, Etter Werner, De Aragon El Camino, Conquistador Augusta, Wyoming, Keystone-Western, Maulsby Alicia, Silver Plate, Navajo Summit, Highland, Jeanene No. 5 Coyote California, Apache No. 2 Old Black Horse, Kentucky Sandoval, Apache Apache No 1, Pinos Altos, Prince King, Queen, Coats American, Bluebird |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.05169, 36.50448 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2432 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 34 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
Las Tablas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(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;026N;027N;027N | 008E;009E;008E;009E | 01,11,12;06,07;25,35,36;30 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Secondary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Thorium | Secondary |
| REE Critical | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Bismutite | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Cleavelandite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | 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) | -106.05169, 36.50448 |
|---|
| General form | OTHER DIKES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1965 |
| District name | Petaca District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010983 |
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL 13, P. 64-70
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 128-179
BARKER, F., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 45
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 16-33
LESURE, F.G., 1965, NUBMMR BULL 87, P. 278
BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 121-122
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF - 183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL PILE DATA
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 128-179; REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 16-33
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE 27 PEGMATITES IN THIS GROUP. THEY STRIKE WEST-NORTHWEST AND DIP IN A GENERALLY NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THEY HAVE AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF 400 FT AND WIDTH OF 49 FT. |
| Deposit | SEE JAHNS (1946) AND REDMON (1961) FOR PRODUCTION RECORDS FROM ALL 27 MINES IN THIS GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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