| Deposit ID | 10010040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003397 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Face Manganese Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Face Group, Princess Pat |
| Related records | 10223181 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.03952, 32.31401 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20 MILES S 85 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Doubtful Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023S | 021W | 07 | S2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -109.03952, 32.31401 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | 75 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| District name | Steins Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | O'Conner, T. R. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guy Anderson |
| First year | 1957 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003397 |
FARNHAM, L. L., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 8030, P. 40-41
U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SIX UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | 10-20 SHORT TONS OF PSILOMELANE MINED DURING WW II ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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