Mine detail: Blackbird Mine

Previously called 'Blackbird Fluorspar Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.00118, -106.41641

Resource(B)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary:	Lead, Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite, Fluorite, Galena
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1943
Last production ended:	1943

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Deposit Follows A Fault Zone Striking N 30 W.
Tectonic:	Basin And Range

References

MRDS	D009062
DEP	10013009
Reference	{Deposit:: ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 40-41}{Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 12}{Deposit:: ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 12-16}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Production:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 12.}
Reporter	Menzie, David, Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.), Bolm, Karen S.