| Deposit ID | 10011704 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006803 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Garfield-Butler Group 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Principal Claims: Garfield, Butler, Silas |
| Related records | 10125981 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.56588, 32.95289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 23 MILES S 55 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(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)
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 | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 007W | 04 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.56588, 32.95289 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Appear To Radiate From Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Hillsboro District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. F. Beasley |
| Home office | Hillsboro, N.M. |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 170.69M |
| Overall depth | 42.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006803 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-144
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN AVERAGING 4 FT. IN WIDTH. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 60 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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