| Deposit ID | 10011743 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006852 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Comstock Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Canfield Tunnel: Patented Claim In 1893 Comstock |
| Related records | 10198923 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.72004, 32.93483 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 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 | 12 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Rhodonite | Gangue |
| Result | ANALYSES AVERAGE 3.7 OZ AG/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 26.5% MN |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| 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) | -107.72004, 32.93483 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Near Dolomite-Shale Contact And Near Monzonite Sill. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Kingston District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Haile Mines Inc. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anne Bucher |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 228.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006852 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P.269, PLATE XXI
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC 8030, P.102-104
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
5) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FRACTURE FILLINGS, WALL ROCK REPLACEMENTS AND IRREGULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN OR NEAR FAULT ZONES AND ALONG GENTLY FOLDED BEDDING PLANES BELOW AN IMPERMEABLE SHALE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NO. 465-A COVERING 12.01 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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