Velarde Prospect 1928

Occurrence in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094439
MRDS ID D007114
Record type Site
Current site name Velarde Prospect 1928
Alternate or previous names Claims, Velarde Nos. 1 To 7, Tonel Nos. 1 To 2, Canyon, Mountain: Prior To 1928 the Deposit Was Covered By Claims of The, New Mexico Fluorspar Corp. In Woolfer Canyon, 6 Claims, Last Chance, Mescalero, Bonanza, Esperanza, La Pala Azul, 2 De Abril
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Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.15837, 32.77984 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 25 MILES S 13 E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dona Ana(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McLeod Tank(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 017S 003W 33 SW New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIMS ARE LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE EAST OF MCLEOD ARROYO AT THE SIERRA-DONA ANA COUNTY LINE AND EXTEND INTO NW SEC. 4, T.18S., R.3W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicified Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Paso Group And Bliss Sandstone;Abo
    Rock description El Paso Group And Bliss Sandstone;Abo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.15837, 32.77984

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Horse Fault Strikes N 10 E And Puts Permian Rocks Against Ordovician Rocks.

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.46M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault-Fissure Structural Control

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925

Mining district

District name Sierra Caballos District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Juan Velarde
    Home office Garfield, N.M.
    First year 1940

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1966 CONSISTED OF 2 TRENCHES ABOUT 20 FT. LONG AND ONE VERY SHALLOW ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 61-64

  • Deposit

    ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 166-167

  • Deposit

    KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, FIG. 2

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 118-119

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FISSURES, OPEN SPACES AND IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS. SEVERAL NORTHEAST TRENDING VEINS EXPOSED IN A TRENCH RANGE FROM 12 IN. TO 18 IN. WIDE. 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1920'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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