| Deposit ID | 10012402 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cooney Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Bar Mine: Patented Claims, Silver Bar, Leap Year, Silver Fountain, Old Strike, Blair, Blair Mill Site, Silver Bar No. 2, Silver Bar No. 2 Mill Site |
| Related records | 10247610 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.7987, 33.41898 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 21 MILES S 7 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 | 21,28 | SE (21); NE (28) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mineral Creek Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | Mineral Creek Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.7987, 33.41898 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineralization Occurs Along A Northwest-Striking Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | SILVER BAR VEIN N 42 W |
| Dip | 75 TO 80 NE |
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1911 |
| District name | Mogollon Mountains Area: Mogollon District; Cooney District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mogollon Consolidated Mines Co. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 231.65M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008011 |
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., RHODES, R.C., AND ERB, E.E., 1976 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 5, P. 125-144
ELSTON, W.E., 1978 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 8 PATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 94.5 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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