Mine detail: Reed Fluorspar Mine

Previously called 'Reed Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.77289, -108.5709

Resource(N)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Ore:	Fluorite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	LENS
Discovery year:	1951

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1953
Last production ended:	1954

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Nw Trending Fault
Tectonic:	Basin And Range

References

MRDS	D009515
DEP	10013293
Reference	{Deposit:: GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 156-157}{Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 61-62}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Menzie, David, Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.)