| Deposit ID | 10014941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DAV0024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arabela Mines Mn Mine |
| Related records | 10223313 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.31387, 33.62844 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kyle Harrison Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arroyo Del Macho(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Capitan Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8S | 17E | 11 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Model code | 74 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19b |
| Deposit model name | Replacement Mn |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | San Andres | ||
| Rock description | San Andres | ||
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| (1) | Piedmont alluvial deposits |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lincoln County Porphyry Belt |
| General form | VEIN AND REPLACEMENT |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60W |
| Dip | 25 TO 35NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| Year of last production | 1959 |
| District name | Capitan Mountains |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arabela Mines, Inc. |
| First year | 1959 |
| Year | 1959 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1959- | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^About 54% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DAV0024 |
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P. TUFTIN, S.E., 1984, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 20-84
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POST 1959 PRODUCTION.LIES NEAR THE CONTACT OF THE CAPITAN ALASKITE INTRUSIVE AND SAN ANDRES FM (MAINLY LIMESTONE). TALUS COVER AND SOIL PREVENT LOCATION OF THE CONTACT. HOST ROCK IS TOO ALTERED TO IDENTIFY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1992 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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