| Deposit ID | 10010014 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003357 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Battleship Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1915, Battleship, Lookout, Gila Monster: Also Known As the Flagship Claims In 1900. |
| Related records | 10223173 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.75285, 32.31706 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1414 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.5 MILES S 51 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 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | 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) | -108.75285, 32.31706 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Occur Within Several East-Northeast Striking Shear Zones. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | 80 SOUTH TO VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. K. Diffendoffer |
| First year | 1937 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kathleen Sullivan |
| Home office | 935 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego, Ca. 92107 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 49.99M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003357 |
LASKY, S.G., 1938 USGS BULL 885, PLATE 14
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 85-89
FLEGE, R.F., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 62, P. 26-29
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
EVELETH, R.W., AND NORTH, R.M., 1981 NMBMMR OFR-166, 12 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Deposit | THREE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1592 COVERING 45.185 ACRES. NEAR JUNCTION OF EMERALD AND ATWOOD VEINS IN ANDESITE. |
| Deposit | PRODUCED IN 1933-1939, BUT AMOUNTS UNKNOWN ; 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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