New Mexico · Taos County
Occurrence

Bear Canyon Prospect

Taos County, New Mexico, United States
MolybdenumCopperManganeseTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryManganese, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formFISSURES
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Huebnerite, Molybdenite
GangueFluorite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Flag Mountain Stock
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012898
MRDS IDD008899
Alternate namesFlag Mountain Orebody : the Bear Canyon Prospect Is Part of The, Unpatented Claims Surrounding the Patented Claims of the Molycorp, Group.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.69698, -105.55251
References
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 42, 44-45SCHILLING, J.H., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 34CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2, P. 117-119BRIGGS, J., AND OTHERS, 1981 USBM COLUMBINE-HONDO RARE II FPAMCKINLAY, P.F., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 53, 23 PAGES, 1 PLATE