| Deposit ID | 10008861 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001322 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rice-Graves Tungsten Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim, Moneatta No. 2 |
| Related records | 10199345 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.55618, 32.64318 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1753 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19 MILES S 61 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bullard Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 019S | 017W | 24 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| (1) | Gila Group, Formation, or Conglomerate |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 TO 70 E |
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Black Hawk District: Burro Mountains; Burro Spring Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. Rice And O. Graves |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fayette Rice And O. Graves |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001322 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.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 RI-5517, P. 11-12
HEWITT, C.H., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 60, P. 110-112
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 142
HEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC FIELD STUDIES MF-1264
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A VEIN OR SILICIFIED ZONE ABOUT 5 FT. WIDE WHICH PARALLELS THE SCHISTOSITY OF THE HOST ROCK. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-74 | Elliott, James E. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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