| Deposit ID | 10011728 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006835 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Granite Mine 1887 |
| Alternate or previous names | Mima Mine: Claims In 1980, Little Granite Nos. 1 To 6 |
| Related records | 10232489 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.76867, 33.43316 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2149 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 37 MILES N55W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sawmill Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 009W | 21 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Acanthite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TWO SAMPLES ASSAYED AVERAGED 13.25 OZ AG/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.12 OZ AU/TON |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.76867, 33.43316 |
|---|
| Strike | N5W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80E |
| Thickness | 1.07M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1980 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Turley |
| Home office | Mesa, Az. |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006835 |
REPORT ON MINES OF THE BLACK RANGE AND APACHE DISTRICTS, ATCHISON, TOPEKA, AND SANTA FE RAILWAY, 1887
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.81
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS STRINGERS IN A VEIN RANGING FROM 1 FT. TO 3.5 FT. WIDE AND CAN BE TRACED IN SURFACE OUTCROPS FOR ABOUT 800 FT.. 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 120 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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