| Deposit ID | 10009476 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002505 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Tip Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Tip Group Contains Many Prospects Along the Lower Reaches Of, Pioneer Creek Including Ajax Tunnel, Dyke Tunnel, Silver Tip Tunnel, Creek Tunnel, Hillside Prospect, Moberg Tunnel No. 2 Prospect, Midway Prospect and Stella Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.42056, 36.69698 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2743 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MILES N 23 E OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N;029N | 014E;014E | 02,03,;34,35 | NW (02); NE (03); SE (34); SW (35) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.42056, 36.69698 |
|---|
| General form | FISSURES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Red River District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kickapoo Mining Co. |
| Home office | Wichita Falls, Ks. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. T. Keeling And C. Young |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002505 | |
| Office of Mineral Exploration | OME | OME | 6423 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 86-87
PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 29-30
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 76-81
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 111-115, PLATE 1, MAP 2
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPORTED IN 1960'S TO CONSIST OF 48 CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-77 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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