| Deposit ID | 10009999 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003334 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reservation Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1905, Reservation: Unpatented Claim, Gold Bullion |
| Related records | 10150397 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.53451, 32.45623 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1943 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 27 MILES S 34 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila 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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021S | 016W | 30 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Bullard Peak Series |
| Rock description | Bullard Peak Series |
| (1) | -108.53451, 32.45623 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | 400 |
| Dip | 60 TO 80 SE |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Gold Hill District: Southern Burro Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | David Harris |
| Home office | Lordsburg, N.M. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leach, A. A. |
| Home office | Lordsburg, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003334 |
HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPS
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 327
HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS RANGING FROM 2 TO 6 FT. THICK. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1188 COVERING 17.16 ACRES AND ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Lawrence, V. A. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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