| Deposit ID | 10009729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002881 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Free Gold and Emerald Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims, Free Gold, Emerald |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.34723, 36.68198 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 54 MILES S 73 W OF RATON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red River Pass(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N | 015E | 04,09 | S2 (04); N2 (09) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.34723, 36.68198 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
| Dip | 65 SW |
| Thickness | 0.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1895 |
| District name | Elizabethtown District: Hematite Creek And Italian Park Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Free Gold Mining Co. |
| First year | 1970 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Madge Groomer And Zelle Potts |
| First year | 1970 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002881 | |
| Office of Mineral Exploration | OME | OME | 6784 |
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 151
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 91-95
RAY, L.L., AND SMITH, J.F., 1941 GEOL SOC AM BULL, VOL 52, P. 177-210
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFT-15, P. 45
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 120-121, PLATE 1, MAP 3
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Deposit | TWO CLAIMS COVERING 20.66 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-77 | Hasler, J. William | 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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