| Deposit ID | 10010013 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003356 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hobson Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of the Eighty-Five Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.75396, 32.31845 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1425 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.5 MILES S 52 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 | CENTER | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | 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) | -108.75396, 32.31845 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp. |
| Home office | Tyrone, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003356 |
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.
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1616. SHORT NE-TRENDING VEIN OFF THE ATWOOD VEIN IN ANDESITE. |
| 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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