| Deposit ID | 10009941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003239 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Houston Thomas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alpha Group of Claims Patented In 1908, Alpha, Omega, Lafayette, Manilla, Florida, Atlas, Caribou |
| Related records | 10296231 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.25145, 32.87344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2210 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6.5 MILES N 12 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 014W | 35,36 | SE (35); SW (36) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Marmatite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Oswaldo Formation;Lake Valley Limestone |
| Rock description | Oswaldo Formation;Lake Valley Limestone |
| (1) | -108.25145, 32.87344 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Pinos Altos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. D. Osmer |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston-Thomas Mines Co. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003239 |
HERNON, R. E., 1949 . GEOL. AND ORE DEP., SILVER CITY REGION, NM GUIDEBOOK, FIELD TRIP NO. 3 , WEST TEXAS GEOL. SOCIETY.
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 301
PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 122-125
PAIGE, S., 1916 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF U.S., FOLIO 199
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71
CUNNINGHAM, J.E., 1974 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-30
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
SOULE, J.H., 1948 USBM RI-4237, 5 PAGES
MCKNIGHT, J. F., AND FELLOWS, M. L., 1978, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. 11, P. 1-8.
DMEA 1549
SOULE, J. H., 1948B, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4237, P. 5.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES ARE PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING OF THE MAGDALENA GROUP LIMESTONES. SITE CONSISTS OF SEVEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1211 COVERING 130.112 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-78 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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