| Deposit ID | 10011741 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006850 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brush Heap Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims: Brush Heap, Andy Johnson, Black Eyed Susan |
| Related records | 10199195 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.72282, 32.91567 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2088 |
| Relative position | 32 MILES S65W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kingston(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
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 | 016S | 009W | 13 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | FOUR GRAB SAMPLES ASSAYED 6.58 OZ AG/TON, 7.78 OZ AG/TON, 0.17 OZ AG/TON, AND 582.72 OZ AG/TON. GOLD WAS ABSENT IN ALL FOUR SAMPLES. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -107.72282, 32.91567 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ladron Fault Trends N30w And Is Cut By Smaller Northeast Trending Fault. Paleozoic Sediments Were Slightly Folded Prior To Ore Deposition Forming Small Anticlines And Breccias Beneath Shale Where Replacement Deposits Formed. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1922 |
| District name | Kingston District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. A. Mcdonald |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries (Sharon Steel) ( 20%), M.J. Moffitt (Estate) ( 20%), Rupert Chisholm (Estate) |
| Home office | 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006850 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103
HEDLUND, D.C., 1975 USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 75-108, P.17
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG THE NORTHWEST TRENDING LADRON FAULT IN VEINS AND AS BEDDING REPLACEMENT NEAR THE DOLOMITE-SHALE CONTACT. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, MINERAL SURVEY NOS. 798A, 798B AND 799, COVERING ABOUT 57 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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