| Deposit ID | 10011914 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nana Mine 1880's |
| Related records | 10127288 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.70143, 33.16428 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1836 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 MILES N 85 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
Sugarloaf Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013S | 008W | 19 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Onate Siltstone | ||
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Onate Siltstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.70143, 33.16428 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineralization Occurs Along N 5 E Striking Fractures And Minor Faults. |
| General form | PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1915 |
| District name | Hermosa (Palomas) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ross, Charles F. |
| First year | 1915 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007106 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 266-268
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 90-98
JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 49, NO 7, P. 759-778
JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND PODS THAT TREND NORTH AND LIE BENEATH FINE-GRAIN RELATIVELY IMPERVIOUS SILTSTONE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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