| Deposit ID | 10012495 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008149 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Belt Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims, Chief, Red Rose, Rainbow, Comanche Chief, San Juan Nos. 1 and 2, Houghton, Long Lost, Kelly, Lone Wolf, James Rider, Horse Fly Nos. 1,2 and 3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.28504, 34.12897 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2027 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 23.5 MILES N 78 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Salado(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 0025 | 004W | 17,18,19,20 | SW (17); SE (18); NE (19); NW (20) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | La Jara Peak Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | La Jara Peak Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.28504, 34.12897 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Occur Along Two Intersecting Fissure Systems Striking N 25 W And N 50 W. |
| General form | SHOOTS AND PODS |
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| General form | SHOOTS AND PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1920 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: North Magdalena District |
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| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Belt Silver And Copper Mining Co. |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edward F. Nunlist |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008149 |
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 38-41
SIMON, D. B., 1973 NMBMMR OFR-41, 101 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 14 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 275 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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