| Deposit ID | 10008858 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001318 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Queen Group |
| Related records | 10198922 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.72421, 32.91539 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 32 MILES S 60 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 009W | 13 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | HAND-SORTED HIGH-GRADE ORE REPORTEDLY CONTAINED 0.17 OZ AU/TON. TRENCH SAMPLE ACROSS ORE OUTCROP REPORTEDLY ASSAYED 0.13 % WO3. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -107.72421, 32.91539 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Claims Are Located Along A Large Northward Trending Fault. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kingston District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joe Schoonmaker |
| First year | 1959 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001318 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959, USBM REPT. INV. 5517.
DALE AND MCKINNEY, 1959 RI5517
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BODIES OF QUARTZ UP TO 20 FT WIDE OCCUR ALONG A FAULT AND ORE OCCURS ALONG FRACTURES WITHIN THE QUARTZ. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-74 | Elliott, James E. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 09-JUN-95 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.