Keystone Group 1880

Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011911
MRDS ID D007102
Record type Site
Current site name Keystone Group 1880
Alternate or previous names Claims Patented In 1902, Keystone, Great South West
Related records 10126550

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.74339, 33.46566 (WGS84)
Elevation 2103
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 37 MILES N 51 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iron Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 010S 009W 02 SW New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED SOUTH OF THE GREAT REPUBLIC MINE ALONG POVERTY CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorargyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.74339, 33.46566

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Deposit Occurs Along A Major North-Striking Fault Zone Which Separates The Black Range To The West From A Well-Defined Graben Valley To The East.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized As Fissure Fillings.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880
Year of first production 1880
Year of last production 1948

Mining district

District name Black Range District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Edward James
    Home office Chloride, N.M.
    First year 1948
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Treasury Mines Co.
    Home office Chloride, N.M.
    First year 1948

Comments on the production information

  • APPROXIMATE VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1880 TO 1932 WAS REPORTED TO AMOUNT TO 5000 DOLLARS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 INDICATE SURFICIAL WORKINGS OF A FEW PITS AND OPEN CUTS. REPORTS REFER TO A 100 FT. LEVEL OF A SHAFT AND A STOPE LENGTH OF 150 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-263

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-80

  • Deposit

    KELLEY, V.C., 1955 NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE, GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M.

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

  • Production

    G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1096 COVERING 39.66 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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