| Deposit ID | 10012972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Horse Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Horse Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.19389, 36.61615 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3231 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 46.5 MILES S 65 W OF RATON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Touch-Me-Not Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cimarron(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N | 016E | 35,36 | NE (35); NW (36) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| (1) | -105.19389, 36.61615 |
|---|
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | Baldy District: Baldy Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maxwell Land Grant |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 103.63M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009014 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 97-98
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 33-34
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
WANEK, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1964 USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-425
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 66-75
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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