| Deposit ID | 10012503 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008159 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Baldy Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Baldy Tunnel, North Baldy Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.17809, 34.04731 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2774 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16.5 MILES S 87 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magdalena(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
Cibola 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 | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 003S | 003W | 17 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Hells Mesa Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Hells Mesa Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Kelly Limestone (Lake Valley Limestone);Madera Limestone |
| Rock description | Kelly Limestone (Lake Valley Limestone);Madera Limestone |
| (1) | -107.17809, 34.04731 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Fork Canyon Fault Strikes Northwest Near The Little Baldy Tunnel. |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Capitan Resources, Inc. |
| Home office | P.O.Box 11788, Albuquerque, N.M. 87192 |
| First year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerex, Inc. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 1483, Winter Park, Florida 32789 |
| First year | 1979 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008159 |
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 127
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 46-48
BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 162 PAGES
NEW MEXICO STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1979 NEW REGISTRATIONS
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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