Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Mica
SecondaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryThorium, REE, Feldspar
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER DIKES, SILLS, PLUGS
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Mica, Microcline, Monazite, Uraninite
GangueAlbite, Fluorite, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1925
Last production1955
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10014281
MRDS IDD010986
Alternate namesBig Bug, Ancon Ancone, Salt Lick, Paloma Canyon, Lower Alamos Canyon, Pineapple, Mines: La Paloma Mine, El Floto, Peno Blanco, Laura Crystal, Quartzite, Hidden Treasure, Aztec, Ancen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.43532, -106.01975
References
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13, P. 68-70JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 245-265REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 46-50BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91, P. 126MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983 NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAJAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25 AND REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013.