| Deposit ID | 10010009 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Henry Clay Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Atwood-Henry Clay Group: Claim Patented In 1886, Henry Clay |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74702, 32.31762 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1387 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.75 MILES S 47 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lordsburg(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 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | 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) | -108.74702, 32.31762 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1962 |
| 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 | Werner Lake Nickel Mines, Ltd. |
| Home office | Toronto, Can. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003350 | |
| Office of Mineral Exploration | OME | OME | 6228 |
LASKY, S. G., 1938, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LORDSBURG MINING DISTRICT, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 885, 62 P.
HUNTINGTON, M.G., 1947 USBM RI-4029, 9 PAGES
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 | ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 70 COVERING 20.59 ACRES. JUNCTION OF E-TRENDING ATWOOD VEIN AND NE-TRENDING EMERALD VEIN IN ANDESITE. |
| Deposit | VALUE PRODUCED: TO 1929-$50,000; 1930-1931 - $145,000; 1956-1962 - $1,300,000 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| 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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