| Deposit ID | 10011711 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006814 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Tail Mine 1900's |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Tungsten Prospects |
| Related records | 10199048 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.66893, 32.81345 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1996 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 33 MILES S 50 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
P A Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 008W | 21 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | 3 SCHEELITE SAMPLES AVERAGED 1.46 % WO3. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -107.66893, 32.81345 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Major Faults Strike North And Minor Faults Strike Northwest To Southwest. |
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 W |
| Dip | 65 SW |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Kingston District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John H.Schoonmaker |
| Home office | Kingston, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dr. John B. Puckett |
| Home office | 1501 Arizona No. 8b, El Paso, Tx. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006814 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 105-108
DALE, V.B. AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 65-67
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
DALE AND MCKINNEY, 1959 P. 66-67
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1900'S |
| Deposit | SCHEELITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A NORTHWEST STRIKING ANDESITE DIKE WHICH IS LOCATED ABOUT 1000 FT.WEST OF THE MAIN SHAFT. THE SCHEELITE OCCURS AS DISSEMINATIONS AND THIN VEINLETS IN AN ORE ZONE ABOUT 30 FT LONG, 60 FT. DEEP AND AVERAGING 8 FT. IN WIDTH. SILVER, LEAD, COPPER AND ZINC DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS AND BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE NEAR THE CONTACT WITH OVERLYING SHALE. 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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