| Deposit ID | 10010005 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003346 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eighty-Five Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes the Superior Mine, Dundee Mine and Jim Crow Mine: Eighty-Five Group. |
| Related records | 10272184 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.75174, 32.31456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1471 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.5 MILES S 46 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gary(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023S | 019W | 12,13 | SW (12); NW (13) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.75174, 32.31456 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Vein Set. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | EMERALD VEIN N 33 E TO N 65 E |
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Thickness | 6.71M |
| Length | 1500M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1973 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ted Brannon And Marvin Fuller |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp. |
| Home office | Tyrone, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12874.4M |
| Overall depth | 685.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003346 |
LASKY, S. G., 1938, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LORDSBURG MINING DISTRICT, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 885, 62P.
JONES, F. A., 1907, THE LORDSBURG MINING REGION, NEW MEXICO: ENG. MINING JOUR. V 84, P 445.
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P. 335.
YOUTZ, R.B., 1931 USBM IC-6413, 26 PAGES
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 85-88
FLEGE, R.F., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 62, P. 26-29
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIFTY PATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 700 ACRES. EMERALD VEIN (N33-65E,SE) LONGEST AND MOST PRODUCTIVE IN DISTRICT. VEIN MORE THAN 1,500 M. LONG AND CUTS BOTH GRANODIORITE AND ANDESITE. |
| Deposit | TOTAL VALUE PRODUCED WAS $17,250,000. ALSO PRODUCTION FROM 1963-1973. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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