Blanchard Mine

BUDDING A J,1975, PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS OF THE SIERRA OSCURA ANDNORTHERN SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS, S CENTRAL NEW MEXICOFROM "GUIDEBOOK OF THE LAS CRUCES COUNTRY", 26TH FIELDCONFERENCE, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETYELSTONE E, 1958-1963 SUNSHINE MINING COMPANY, CONFIDENTIALMAPS AND REPORTSFERNANDEZ F, 1981, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, MINE MANAGER(WGR)LASKY S G, 1932, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF SOCORRO COUNTY, NEWMEXICO, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BUL. 8LINDGREN W, 1960, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PP 68MORSE D E, 1980, FLUORINE, USBM BUL 671 MINERAL FACTS ANDPROBLEMSROTHROCK H E, 1946, FLUORSPAR RESOURCE OF NEW MEXICO, NEWMEXICO BUREAU OF MINES BUL 21SOULE J H, 1944, OLD MCCARTHY MINE, USBM WAR MINERALS EXAMPRELIMINARY REPORTSTORMS W R, 1947, BLANCHARDS LOUISE-HALSTEAD MINE, USBMWAR MINERALS REPORTUSBM, IFOC, BLANCHARD MINE REPORT FOR MINERALS AVAILABILITYSECTION BACKUP FILE, DENVER COLORADOVAN ALSTINE P E, 1976, CONTINENTAL RIFTS AND LINEAMENTSASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR FLUORSPAR DISTRICTS,ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V71 P977-986WEIR J E, 1965, GEOLOGY AND GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY IN THENORTHERN PART OF THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGEUSGS WATER SUPPLY PAPER 1861WILLIAMS F E, 1966, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICOUSBM IC 8307THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF WESTERN GENERAL RESOURCESINCLUDED CONTRACT MINING AT 720TPD, TRUCK HAULAGE TO THEMILL WHERE IT WOULD BE PROCESSED AT THE SAME DAILY RATE.THE OPERATION WAS TO HAVE INCLUDED THE LONTEMPORANEOUSOPERATION OF THE MEX-TEX AND ROYAL FLUSH MINE AREAS ALSO.THIS POSSIBILITY HAS NOT BEEN HEREIN ANALYZEDOREBODY INCLUDES HIGH GRADE AREAS ALONG SHEAR ZONES WITHHORIZONTAL BRECCIATED ZONES BETWEEN FILLED TO A GREATER ORLESSER EXTENT WITH SIMILAR MINERALOGY. PAST WORK HASGENERALLY CONCENTRATED ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WHEREASTHE GREATER TONNAGE AND CURRENT INTEREST IS MORE CONCERNEDWITH THE LARGER TONNAGE HORIZONTAL BODIESQ1C1R2 THESE RESOURCES ARE ESTIMATED BASED UPON THE 1960SUNSHINE MINING EXPLORATION WORKQ2C1R4 THIS RESOURCE IS BASED UPON THE DIMENSIONS ASDETERMINED IN THE MINOPCO-WGR WORK IN THE 1970S; HOWEVERTHESE VALUES REMAIN LARGELY UNSUBSTANTIATED AS THE INFORMTMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION