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Causland Property

Past Producer in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097920
MRDS ID D011713
Record type Site
Current site name Causland Property
Alternate or previous names Mineral Mountain Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.22144, 32.71679 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hurley West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
018S 013W 29,30 NW4 (29); NE4 (30) New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Calcite Gangue
Jasper Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Lake Valley
    Rock description Lake Valley
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.22144, 32.71679
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Replacement Of Limestone Along Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lone Mountain District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner New Mexico Manganese Corp.

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1918-1945
    Material ORE MN FE EST
    Description Cp_Grade: ^15% Mn, 35% Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 35wt-pct
    Trace Ore Manganese Manganese 15wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 SHALLOW OPEN CUTS AND BENCHES, 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS, AND A LARGE OPEN PIT.

Comments on development

  • MINED DURING WWI AND WWII

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L. L., 1961, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8030, P. 27.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MILS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1978A.

  • Deposit

    WELLS, E. H., 1918, MANGANESE IN NEW MEXICO: SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES, BULL. 2, 85 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES IN AREA OF HIGHLY FRACTURED MISSISSIPPIAN LAKE VALLEY LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1984 Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) U.S. Geological Survey

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