| Deposit ID | 10012996 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Excelsior Mine |
| Related records | 10174868 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.58613, 32.45235 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1593 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15 MILES N 52 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
Organ(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jornada Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021S | 003E | 25 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetradymite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Lead Camp Limestone;Panther Seep Formation |
| Rock description | Lead Camp Limestone;Panther Seep Formation |
| (1) | -106.58613, 32.45235 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Shaft Is Sunk On A Northeast-Striking Fault. |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1929 |
| District name | Organ District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. W. Cameron |
| First year | 1929 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | White Sands Missile Range |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009042 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-212
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 230-231
ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, P.30
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVEN CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1896. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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