| Deposit ID | 10011898 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007085 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Chief Claims |
| Related records | 10198915 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.28587, 33.13955 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1394 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.25 MILES N 57 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
Cuchillo(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013S | 004W | 31 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.28587, 33.13955 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Broad Zone Of Fracturing And Silicification Occurs Along The Axis Of A S 70 E Plunging, Overturned Syncline. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 W TO N 70 W |
| Dip | STEEPLY SW |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dave E. Gray |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | K. W. Langford |
| Home office | Truth Or Consequences, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 57.91M |
| Overall depth | 3.66M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007085 |
KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, FIG. 2
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 113
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 113
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS IRREGULAR STRANDS AND BUNCHES ALONG THREE SEPARATE VEINS THAT OCCUPY A BROAD ZONE OF FRACTURED AND SILICIFIED LIMESTONE. THE VEINS RANGE FROM 1 FT. TO 5 FT. WIDE AND HAVE KNOWN LENGTHS FROM 40 FT. TO 100 FT. THE VEINS HAVE KNOWN DEPTHS UP TO 12 FT. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.