Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiarySilica, Calcium, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Fluorite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10199322
MRDS IDD009949
Alternate namesBishops Cap, Bishop Cap HillsBishop Cap
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.20044, -106.58527
References
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MARKETS, MARCH 1983, P. 17DENVER EQPT CO., MINERAL PROCESSING FLOWSHEETS, 1962, PP.92-JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., FLUORSPAR IN N.MEX., NM BUR MINRES BULL 4 1982.N. MEX. BUR MIN RES BUL 21, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF N. MEX.N. MEX. BUMINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. FLUORSPAR IN N. MEX.MEMOIR 34, 1978.QUAN, C.K., FLUORINE, BUMINES MCP-20, 1978, P. 27.SUR, F.J., EXPLORATION OF BISHOP CAP FLUORSPAR PROJECT,DONA ANA COUNTY, N. MEX., BUMINES RI3946, SEPT. 1946, 7 PP.WILLIAMS, F.E., FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF N. MEX., BUMINESIC8307, 1966.YOUNG, G.J., ELEMENTS OF MINING, P. 577, FOURTH ED., 1946