Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryTungsten, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control
Materials
Ore mineralsHollandite, Psilomelane
GangueBarite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Park Tuff
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Last production1954
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10008865
MRDS IDD001330
Alternate namesBlue Jay Claim, Topaco Claim, Or Black Bill Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.5807, -108.79229
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.HEWETT, D.F., AND FLEISCHER, M., 1960, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 55, NO. 1, P. 1-55.FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 47-48ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1962 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-17NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA