| Basis for focus area |
Mining district boundaries from McLemore (2017). |
| Identified resources |
Historical production of manganese. |
| Production |
As of 1957, total production in the Luis Lopez district was 97,000 short tons of concentrate that averaged about 41% Mn and 18,000 short tons of crude ore that averaged 28% Mn (Willard, 1973). |
| Status |
Past mining. |
| Estimated resources |
Unknown. |
| Geologic maps |
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (2003), scale 1:500,000; Chamberlin and others (2002), scale 1:24,000. |
| Geophysical data |
Inadequate aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric coverage. |
| Favorable rocks and structures |
Carbonate units. |
| Deposits |
Luis Lopez district (MRDS dep_id: 60001553). |
| Evidence from mineral occurrences |
MRDS; McLemore and others (2005). |
| Geochemical evidence |
Geochemical and stable isotope data (Eggleston and others, 1983). |
| Geophysical evidence |
No data. |
| Evidence from other sources |
Unknown. |
| Comments |
Drill core at NMBGMR. |
| Cover thickness and description |
Exposed at the surface. |
| Authors |
Virginia T. McLemore. |
| New data needs |
This area needs detailed 1:12,000 mapping, chemistry, alteration mapping. |
| Geologic mapping and modeling needs |
Detailed geologic and alteration mapping. |
| Geophysical survey and modeling needs |
High-resolution, Rank 1 aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric survey (new geophysical survey submission for Socorro). |
| Digital elevation data needs |
Lidar most complete; northeastern portion in progress. |
