| Deposit ID | 10009217 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001970 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aztec Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Aztec Reservation: Claims, Aztec, Azurite, Aztec Extension, Nancy Hawks, Rosita, Mountain Lion |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.18388, 36.62976 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3109 |
| Relative position | ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE AZTEC MINE AS SHOWN ON THE UTE PARK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baldy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cimarron(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 028N | 016E | 25 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Pierre Shale;Raton Formation |
| Rock description | Pierre Shale;Raton Formation |
| (1) | -105.18388, 36.62976 |
|---|
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 TO 66 W |
| Dip | 20 TO 60 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| Discoverer | Mathew Lynch And Tim Foley |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Baldy District: East Flank Of Baldy Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maxwell Land Grant Co. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001970 |
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 138-151
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 92-97
LEE, W.., 1916 USGS BULL 620-N, PART 1, P. 325-330
CHASE, C.A., AND MUIR, D., 1923 AM. INST. MIN. MET. ENG. TRANS., VOL 68, P. 270-281
METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 56-57
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 35-36
WANEK, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1964 USGS MAP I-425
COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MAP MR-22
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 69-72
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 123-124*11) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN PODS AND SHOOTS IN FISSURES ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTS AND ALONG THE SHALE-SANDSTONE CONTACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-75 | Miller, M. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-APR-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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