Dreadnaught Mine 1880's

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011722
MRDS ID D006827
Record type Site
Current site name Dreadnaught Mine 1880's
Alternate or previous names Dreadnaught Lode Patented In 1892
Related records 10150869

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.74783, 33.36288 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position ABOUT 35 MILES N 60 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)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 011S 009W 10 E2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE EAST FLANK OF THE BLACK RANGE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorargyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.74783, 33.36288

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Main Shaft Was Sunk At The Intersection Of Two Veins.

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 15.24M
    Width 9.14M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fissures.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1885

Mining district

District name Black Range District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 53.34M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1920 CONSISTED OF ONE VERTICAL SHAFT ABOUT 150 FT. DEEP AND AN ADIT ABOUT 175 FT. IN LENGTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-82

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND POCKETS IN VEINS WHICH GENERALLY TREND NORTH. ONE SHOOT WAS REPORTED TO BE 30 FT. LONG AND EXTENDED FROM THE SURFACE TO A DEPTH OF 50 FT. THE VEINS RANGE FROM 6 IN. TO 12 IN. IN WIDTH. ONE PATENTED CLAIM, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 813, COVERING 15.68 ACRES.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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