El Coyote Deposit

Occurrence in Socorro county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012499
MRDS ID D008154
Record type Site
Current site name El Coyote Deposit
Related records 10247887

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.79614, 34.12203 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7 MILES N 51 E OF SOCORRO., Within A Radius Of 2000 Feet., Within A Radius Of 2000 Feet., Within A Radius Of 2000 Feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Socorro(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Loma De Las Canas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Socorro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Socorro

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 002S 001E 24 W2 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.79614, 34.12203

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 TO 80 E
    Dip 15 TO 20 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Mining district

District name Arroyo De La Parida Area: Chupadero District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John M. Gonzales
    First year 1955

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW OPENCUTS AND PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964, NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 33

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1950'S
Deposit 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-81 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references