New Mexico · Socorro County
Past Producer

Elaine Group

Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Barium-BariteFluorine-FluoriteLead
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Description

E.H. Smallwood Of San Antonio, N.M.

Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Occurs In Fracture Zones Along Bedding Planes Which Dip About 25 Sw And Rest On The West Flank Of An Anticline Whose Axis Trends N 5 E.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Galena
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1979
Last production1980
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10012390
MRDS IDD007996
Alternate namesClaims, Elaine Nos. 1 To 7
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.14398, -106.78308
References
WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 32-33WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 126NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA