Alvarez Claims

Prospect 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10248282
MRDS ID D006847
MAS/MILS ID 0350510050
Record type Site
Current site name Alvarez Claims
Related records 10011738

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.25059, 32.83622 (WGS84)
Elevation 1454

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garfield(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 017 S 004 W 10 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.25059, 32.83622

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip E00W:
    Total Surface Area (HA) 300
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Southcaballo Mountains

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Juan Alvarez
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Placidio Garcia
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .5
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 2
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 50
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KELLY,SILVER,1952,GEO CABALLO MTNS,ALBQ UNIV NM PRESS

  • Deposit

    NELSON,1974,GEO ORE DEPS SO CABALLO MTNS,MS THESIS,UTEP

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS,1966,FLUOR DEPS NM,USBM IC 8307

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,WN,1975,FLUOR IN TEX,NEW MEX,MEX, PROJ G0254013

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC160 COL16-21 TC NM FOR TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES NEW MEX REC160 COL25-30 LA CAL FOR LOS ANGLES CALIF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Mkny U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references