| Deposit ID | 10199155 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350390191 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Capitan |
| Alternate or previous names | El Capitan, Capitan-Blanca Pit |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.03748, 36.48334 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2384 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Madera(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 026 N | 008 E | 13 | E2NESE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -106.03748, 36.48334 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Engineering Co. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1958 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350390191 |
BLANCA AND CAPITAN WORKINGS JOINED IN OPEN PIT
JAHNS R.H. MICA DEPOSITS OF THE PETACA DISTRICT, RIO ARRIBA
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 25 1946 P 190- 192
REDMON D.E. RECONNAISSANCE OF SELECTED PEGMATITE DISTRICTS
IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO USBM I.C. 8013 1961 P 19,
33-36
BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 122
WRIGHT.L.A. THE GLOBE PEGMATITE, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW
MEXICO AM. JOUR. SCI. NOV. 1948 P 686
JAHNS R.H. MILLING IMPROVES NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SCRAP MICA
OUTLOOK E AND MJ VOL. 149 NO. 5 MAY 1948 P 97, 98
NMBM MINES INDEX
NMGS, GUIDEBOOK, 25TH, GHOST RANCH, 1974, P 18
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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