Mine detail: Dewey and White Swan Mines

Previously called 'Canary BirdU.S.N.Principal Claims: DeweyWhite SwanAdmiral'

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Location

Lat / long: 33.05011, -107.21448

Resource(B)

Primary: Vanadium
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Zinc, Barium-Barite
Ore: Anglesite, Cuprodescloizite, Descloizite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite
Gangue: Calcite, Pyrite
Other material: Barite
Discovery year: 1900

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1905
Last production ended: 1911

Geology

Host rock:Magdalena Group
Host type:Limestone
Associated type:Monzonite

References

MRDSD000054
DEP10101371
Reference{Deposit:: HESS, 1913; KELLEY AND SILVERS, 1952-SEE USGS BULL. 1316}{Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P203}{Deposit:: NMBMMR, 1965, BULL 87, P202, P226}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
ReporterFischer, Richard P., Menzie, David