| Deposit ID | 10012401 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Confidence Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims, Confidence, Black Bird, Dutch Boy |
| Related records | 10174619 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.81925, 33.39592 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2027 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 23 MILES S 9 W OF RESERVE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mogollon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Catron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 019W | 32 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Last Chance Andesite;Pacific Quartz Latite | ||||
| Rock description | Last Chance Andesite;Pacific Quartz Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| (1) | -108.81925, 33.39592 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineralization Occurs Along A N 65 W Striking Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | CONFIDENCE VEIN N 65 W |
| Dip | 65NE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Mogollon Mountains Area: Mogollon District: Cooney District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. T. Mclendon |
| First year | 1955 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Whitewater Mining And Power Co. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3048M |
| Overall depth | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008010 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 191-201
SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63, P. 289-310
FERGUSON, H.G., 1921 USGS BULL 715-L, P. 171-204
FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, 100 PAGES
ELSTON, W.E., 1978 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 873, 877 AND 1045 COVERING ABOUT 40 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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