Mine detail: Birchfield Manganese Mine

Previously called 'San-Tex MineBirchfield Group'

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Location: Luna County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.08653, -107.59337
dep_id: 10013932
mrds_id: D010497
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
gangue: Calcite, Jasper, Limonite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Localized In Favorable Host Rock Along Bedding And I N Fractures.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: El Paso Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Bedding Strikes Nne And Dips 45 To 70 Se. Fractures Strike Ne To N W.
Year first produced: 1942
yr_lst_prd: 1958
disc_yr: 1905
discr: Henry Lesdos
References:
  • Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 63-65
  • Deposit:: GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 120 AND P. 128
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
  • Deposit:: CLEMONS, R.E., 1982 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-58
  • Production:: FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 63-64.
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