Mine detail: Velarde Prospect 1928

Previously called 'BonanzaLa Pala Azul2 De AbrilClaimsVelarde Nos. 1 To 7Tonel Nos. 1 To 2CanyonMountain: Prior To 1928 the Deposit Was Covered By Claims of TheNew Mexico Fluorspar Corp. In Woolfer Canyon, 6 ClaimsLast ChanceMescaleroEsperanza'

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Location

Lat / long: 32.77984, -107.15837

Resource(N)

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Ore: Fluorite
Discovery year: 1925

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:El Paso Group And Bliss Sandstone;Abo
Host type:Limestone
Structure:Horse Fault Strikes N 10 E And Puts Permian Rocks Against Ordovician Rocks.
Alteration processes:Silicified Limestone

References

MRDSD007114
DEP10094439
Reference{Deposit:: JOHNSON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 61-64}{Deposit:: ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 166-167}{Deposit:: KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, FIG. 2}{Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 118-119}
ReporterMenzie, David