| Deposit ID | 10012961 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009000 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copiapo Jarosite Mine |
| Related records | 10295780 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.55, 32.0632 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MILES S 38 E OF LAS CRUCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Anthony(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 026S | 004E | 08 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Aragonite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.55, 32.0632 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Occurs Within A Fault Striking N 02 W And Dipping 38 Ne. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 02 W |
| Dip | 38 NE |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Year of last production | 1928 |
| District name | Northern Franklin Mountains District: Webb Gap Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. Schneider Co. |
| Home office | El Paso, Tx. |
| First year | 1928 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. W. Eldred |
| Home office | Bath, Maine |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009000 |
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 243-244
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-14
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CROPS OUT FOR A LENGTH OF 1000 FT. AND RANGES FROM 6 FT. TO 15 FT. THICK. SIX UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE 1940'S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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