| Deposit ID | 10087608 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008283 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Grande Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Grefco Perlite Mine 1966, Great Lakes Carbon Mine 1958 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.97058, 36.74114 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2576 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 32 MILES N 44 W OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tres Piedras(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 029N | 009E | 15,22 | SE (15); NE (22) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Perlite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | Los Pinos Formation of Lower Santa Fe Group |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Year of first production | 1958 |
| District name | No Agua District: No Agua Peaks Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grefco Dicalite Division |
| Home office | P.O Box 308, Antonito, Co. 81120(1979) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008283 |
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 106-110
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
WEBER, R.H., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 332-338
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VOLCANIC DOME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/01/2024 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2900250 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | EL GRANDE |
| Current operator | Dicaperl Minerals LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Dicalite Management Holdings, LLC |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (782 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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