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Copper Belle Group 1880's

Occurrence in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011702
MRDS ID D006800
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Belle Group 1880's
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims, Copper Belle, Western Belle, Stanley, Livingston, Continental

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.67282, 33.27593 (WGS84)
Elevation 1935
Relative position ABOUT 27 MILES N 67 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 012S 008W 09 W2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR SHAFT SHOWN ON TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE MAP ABOUT 2.5 MILES EAST OF THE BALD EAGLE MINES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Abo Formation
    Rock description Abo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.67282, 33.27593
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1881

Mining district

District name Black Range District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Quinlan Jr., William J.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF MANY SHALLOW CUTS, PITS, SHAFTS AND TUNNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-77

  • Deposit

    KELLY, V.C., 1955 GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SIERRA COUNTY REGION, NEW MEXICO, NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE.

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 5 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 419, 420, 586, 587, 588 COVERING 103.03 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

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