| Deposit ID | 10101911 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011790 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Priest Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Old Priest Mica-Beryl Prospect, Claims: 73 Unpatented Claims |
| Related records | 10223563 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.42333, 35.49478 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 13.6 MILES S 61 W OF LAS VEGAS, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Jose(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Villanueva(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pecos Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015N | 014E | 26 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Columbite | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -105.42333, 35.49478 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Starvation Peak Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Starvation Peak Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | 80-85 SW |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 27.43M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1825 |
| Discoverer | Early Spanish Settlers |
| Year of first production | 1825 |
| Year of last production | 1960 |
| District name | Tecolote District- Ribera Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Onega Corp. |
| Home office | Uniontown, Pa. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Benny And Albert Lopez; U. Leon Guy |
| Home office | Las Vegas, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011790 |
ANDERSON, E.C., 1956, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, SEVENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 141
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 76-78
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 76
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 77
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1800'S |
| Deposit | THE ORE OCCURS IN A LENTICULAR-SHAPED PEGMATITE BEARING NORTHWEST AND DIPPING STEEPLY SOUTHWEST. THE PEGMATITE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ; ORTHOCLASE AND MICA WITH THE MAIN CONCENTRATION OF MICA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PEGMATITE. NEXT TO THE MICA ZONE A SMALL BERYL-BEARING PORTION IS FOUND THAT AVERAGES 150 FEET LONG AND 40 FEET WIDE. SMALL WHITE AND GREEN BERYL CRYSTALS WERE FOUND INCLUDING ONE CRYSTAL 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 5 INCHES LONG. THE MICA OCCURS IN SMALL BOOKS UP TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE MICA IS MINERAL-STAINED AND BADLY RULED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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