| 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: | -107.74339, 33.46566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 37 MILES N 51 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
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 009W | 02 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.74339, 33.46566 |
|---|
| 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. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| 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 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007102 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-263
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-80
KELLEY, V.C., 1955 NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE, GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1096 COVERING 39.66 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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