| Deposit ID | 10011908 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007099 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hillside-Sierra Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Sierra Nos. 1 To 8, Hillside Nos. 1 To 4 |
| Related records | 10126999 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.22476, 32.90262 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1588 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES S 5 E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(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 | 016S | 004W | 23 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | El Paso Group;Sierrite Limestone | ||
| Rock description | El Paso Group;Sierrite Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.22476, 32.90262 |
|---|
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | NE |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sierra Mining Co. |
| Home office | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007099 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 125-126
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, FIG.2
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 125; AND NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SMALL PODS, IRREGULAR MASSES, STRINGERS AND DISSEMINATED PARTICLES ASSOCIATED WITH STEEPLY DIPPING, NORTHWEST STRIKING FRACTURE ZONES. DEPOSITS RANGE IN LENGTH FROM 30 FT. TO 100 FT., ARE 6 FT. TO 30 FT. WIDE, AND ARE UP TO 20 FT. THICK. 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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