| Deposit ID | 10199261 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016593 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350510001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lyda K Mine |
| Related records | 10110456 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.26669, 32.88452 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1380 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Caballo(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016 S | 004 W | 29 | S2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -107.26669, 32.88452 |
|---|
| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2.7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 560M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 183M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 100HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1926 |
| Mining method | Shrinkage Methods - Overhand Shrinkage |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sierra Caballos |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1101M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 120M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350510001 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016593 | MAS references MRDS |
BATTY, J.V. ET AL, CONCENTRATION OF COLORADO FLUORITE ORES,
BUMINES, RI4139, 1947, PP.27-28
BLOOM, P.A. ET AL FLOTATION CONCENTRATION OF A COMPLEX
BARITE-FLUORSPAR ORE, BUMINES RI6213, 1963 PP.1-7
DENVER EQPT. CO., MINERAL PROCESSING FLOWSHEETS, 1962,
PP. 92-93
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MARKETS, MAY 1982, P.23 AND
AUGUST 1975, PP.52 AND 64
HARLEY,G.T., 1934, NM BUR MIN RES BUL10, P220
HAVER,R.P. ET AL, BUMINES TRIP REPORT, COUER D'ALENE MINING
DIST., 1973, P.2
KELLEY,V.C., SILVER,C. GEOLOGY OF THE CABALLO MINS.,1952
UNIV NM PRESS, P286
LADOO,R.B., FLUORSPAR, ITS MINING, MILLING AND UTILIZATION
WITH A CHAPTER ON CRYOLITE, BUMINES BUL 244, P185, 1927
JOHNSTON,W.D.,JR., FLUORSPAR IN N.MEX., NM BUR MIN RES BUL
4, 1928, PP.42-49
MCANULTY,WM, 1975, FLUOR IN TEX, NEW MEX, MEX PROJ G0254013
NELSON,M.A., 1974, UNPUB MS THESIS, UTEP
NEW MEX BUR MIN RES BUL 21, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF NEW MEX
PERRY,R.H. ET AL, CHEMICAL ENGINEERS' HANDBOOK, FIFTH
EDITION, P.8-11
QUAN,C.K., FLUORINE, BUMINES MCP-20, 1978, P27
SEETON,F.A., FLUORSPAR METALLURGY AND FLOWSHEETS, DECO
TREFOIL, WINTER ISSUE, 1969-70, BUL NO G3-B148
SHERIDAN, M.J., U.S. FLUORSPAR PROPERTY, SIERRA COUNTY,
N.MEX BUR MIN RI4017, 1947
SUR,F.J., HUCKLEBERRY SPAR MNE,CATRON COUNTY, N MEX BU MIN
RI4053, 1947, P9.
THE OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT SERVICE
EDITION, JAN-FEB 1975
RAND MCNALLY ROAD ATLAS, 1975
US BUMINES, LEAD-1977,MCP-9,1977, P23
WILLIAMS, F.E., FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF N.MEX., BUMINES IC830
1966
YOUNG,G.J., ELEMENTS OF MINING, P.577, FOURTH ED., 1946
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AVERAGE THICKNESS OF UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL IS NOT KNOWN, BUT LITTLE IS IN EVIDENCE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-FEB-95 | Davis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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