Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite, Jasper
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Montoya Group;Montoya Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Last production1955
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10097777
MRDS IDD001316
Alternate namesBlackie Group 1950's, Sheriff Mine 1917
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.76373, -107.14002
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LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.HEWETT, D.F., AND FLEISCHER, M., 1960, ECON.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.KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 UNIV. OF N.M., PUBLICATION NO. 4, P. 208-209, FIG. 2FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 9-10NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA