Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR, CIGAR SHAPED
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Replaced A Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Paso Group
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Organ Needle Quartz Monzonite
StructureMcanulty (1978) Indicates That The Devils Canyon Prospect Lies Within The Resurgent Organ Mtn. Caldera.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1932
Last production1934
Identification
Deposit ID10012962
MRDS IDD009001
Alternate namesDevils Canyon Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.25736, -106.53445
References
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 242WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 14WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 25MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 16SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 89, SHEET 1