Mine detail: Elk Mountain Mine

Previously called 'Elk Mt. Mica 1-5Mine: Kept ManClaims: Thin TopCold BottomSatchelAsthma AnnShirt TailSweet Pea'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.77895, -105.5325

Resource(N)

Primary:	Mica
Ore:	Mica
Gangue:	Albite, Columbite, Fluorite, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	OTHER: DIKE
Discovery year:	1936

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1942
Last production ended:	1958

Geology

Host type:	Pegmatite
Associated type:	Pegmatite
Structure:	Several Faults
Tectonic:	Sangre De Cristo Uplift
Alteration processes:	The Pegmatite Has Been Severely Albitized On The Flanks.

References

MRDS	D011791
DEP	10014822
Reference	{Deposit:: JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 275-280}{Deposit:: REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 71-73}{Deposit:: USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR-80-382, P. 80-82}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.}{Deposit:: HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1946, USBM RI 3921, F P.}{Production:: USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR 80-382, P. 80-82}
Reporter	Murray, Diane