| Deposit ID | 10014470 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011262 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cuba Manganese District |
| Alternate or previous names | Mines: Landers, Taylor, Jicarilla Apache, Good Luck, Golden Lily, Tennesee, Crooks No. 1, Crooks No. 2, M.W. Crook, Claims: Crooks No. 1 Group, Crooks No. 2 Group, Crook No. 1, Cowsert No. 1 and 2, Penberthy No. 1 and 2, Taylor Manganese No. 1,2, and 3, Joel Taylor Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.24774, 36.02145 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 2103 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 64 MILES N 22 W OF BERNALILLO, NM., Within A Radius Of 100 Feet, Within A Radius Of 100 Feet, Within A Radius Of 100 Feet |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harding(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mills East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Springer(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021N;021N;022N | 003W;004W;004W | 26;22,28;21 | SW (26); E2 (22); NE (28); W2 (21) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | San Jose | ||||
| Rock description | San Jose | ||||
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| (1) | -104.24774, 36.02145 |
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| General form | POD |
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| Dip | FLAT |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1926 |
| Discoverer | M.W. Crooks, 837 Petroleum Securities Bldg, Los Angeles, Ca (1942) |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Cuba Manganese District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | J. F. Mcree |
| Home office | Pena Blanca, N.M. |
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^41.0 Percent Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1944 To 1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Avg Grade 38.47 Percent Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011262 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, USBM IC 8030, P. 75-79
DORR II, J.V.N., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 183-195
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
FARNHAM, L.L., USBM IC 8030, P. 75-79
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSITS ALL OCCUR AS CONCRETIONARY NODULES IN FLAT-LYING SANDSTONE. THEY ARE USUALLY FOUND CAPPING LOW KNOLLS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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