| Deposit ID | 10010028 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003377 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Venus Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Leitendorf Mine, Viola Mine: Claims Patented In 1908, Venus, Century, Planet, Harlem, Winnie |
| Related records | 10247115 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74869, 32.2493 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1410 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7.25 MILES S 18 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pyramid Peak(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 | 024S | 019W | 01 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | 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) | -108.74869, 32.2493 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 TO 40 E |
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1923 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Pyramid Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. T. Wells |
| Home office | Lordsburg, N.M. |
| First year | 1923 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Walter B. Duffy (Estate) |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003377 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, 361 P.
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.
CLARK, K.F., 1970 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 21ST FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 109
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1282 COVERING 82.988 ACRES VEIN SYSTEM (N40E) IN ANDESITE. SUPERGENE ENRICHED. |
| Deposit | ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH 1923. 1880-1893 - $150,000 - $200,000 WORTH PRODUCED ; 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-FEB-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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