Mine detail: Independence Mine

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

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Location

Lat / long: 33.08705, -107.24226

Resource(N)

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Ore: Barite, Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite, Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1941
Last production ended: 1954

Geology

Host rock:Bliss Sandstone;El Paso Limestone
Host type:Limestone,Granite
Structure:Fault Zone, Up To 15 Ft. Wide, Trends N 15 To 20 W And Dips 68 To 75 Sw.
Alteration processes:Walls Of The Vein Are Irregularly Silicified.

References

MRDSD006857
DEP10011745
Reference{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}
ReporterMenzie, David