Mine detail: Independence Mine

Previously called 'Bluejacket Prospect: Principal ClaimsIndependence No. 1Independence No. 2'

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Location: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.08705, -107.24226
dep_id: 10011745
mrds_id: D006857
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Barite, Fluorite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Walls Of The Vein Are Irregularly Silicified.
ore_ctrl: Mineralized Solutions Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Deposited In Void Spaces And Brecciated Zones.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Bliss Sandstone;El Paso Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone,Granite
Structure: Fault Zone, Up To 15 Ft. Wide, Trends N 15 To 20 W And Dips 68 To 75 Sw.
Year first produced: 1941
yr_lst_prd: 1954
References:
  • Deposit:: ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H. AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 154-155
  • Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.102
  • Deposit:: MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P.19
  • Production:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 P.102
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