| Deposit ID | 10011709 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006809 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ready Pay Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Ready Pay Group Patented In 1914, Gold Star, Scandia, Unecorn |
| Related records | 10199406 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.54171, 32.94455 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1783 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MILES S 53 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 | 03 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.54171, 32.94455 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1934 |
| District name | Hillsboro District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edward D. Tittman |
| Home office | Hillsboro, N.M. |
| First year | 1934 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fanny Garrison Villard |
| First year | 1914 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006809 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 156-157
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 272-276
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN OF FRACTURED ANDESITE RANGING FROM 10 FT. TO 15 FT. IN WIDTH AND TRAVERSED IN ALL DIRECTIONS BY STRINGERS OF MINERALIZED QUARTZ. ONE ORE SHOOT WAS REPORTED TO BE 400 FT. LONG. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS COVERING 61.885 ACRES, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1563. |
| 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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