| Deposit ID | 10009779 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002975 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grant County Mine |
| Related records | 10198881 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.06533, 32.81844 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12.5 MILES N 76 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 012W | 22,23 | NE (22); NW (23) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 60 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18c |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Zn-Pb |
| Mark3 model number | 22 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Syrena Formation;Oswaldo Formation |
| Rock description | Syrena Formation;Oswaldo Formation |
| (1) | -108.06533, 32.81844 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fierro-Hanover District; Central District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mueller Industries |
| First year | 1990 |
| Last year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grant County Copper Co. , Peru Mining Co. , U.S. Smelting, Refining An |
| First year | 1919 |
| Last year | 1927 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002975 | |
| Defense Mapping Agency | DMA | DMA | 371 |
SPENCER, A.C., AND PAIGE, S., 1935 USGS BULL 859, P. 66-69
HERNON, R.M., JONES, W.R., AND MOORE, S.L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306
JONES, W.R., HERNON, R.M., AND MOORE, S.L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
HILLESLAND, L.L., WORTHINGTON, W.T., AND HAWKINS, R.B., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NM, IN GUIDEBOOK TO FIELD TRIP 10 AND 13, TYRONE, PINOS ALTOS, CHINO, CONTINENTAL, CENTRAL DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO: ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 2.
(1) HILLESLAND ET. AL. (1994)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1977 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 28-OCT-1994 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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