Mine detail: Tojo Mine

Previously called 'U.S. Hill Pegmatite'

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Location: Taos County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.20477, -105.61445
dep_id: 10012597
mrds_id: D008294
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Sericite
gangue: Feldspar, Garnet, Magnetite, Quartz
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Ortega Formation
hrock_type: Mica Schist
arock_type: Pegmatite
Year first produced: 1954
References:
  • Deposit:: MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES, 2 PLATES
  • Deposit:: REDMON, D.E., 1961 USBM IC-8013, P. 67
  • Deposit:: MILLER, J.P., MONTGOMERY, A., AND SUTHERLAND, P.K., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 11, 109 PAGES, 1 PLATE
  • Deposit:: SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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