| Deposit ID | 10013273 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009488 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Contact Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Contact Mine, Virtue Mine: Contact Vein, Wyman Vein, Casino Vein: Claims Patented In 1916, Contact, Big Casino, Little Casino, Virtue, Monumental, Delaney, Belvieu, Copper Sulphide, Mammoth, Golden Sheaf |
| Related records | 10271469 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.37173, 32.68401 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8.5 MILES S 40 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tyrone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 019S | 015W | 02,03 | W2 (02) OF E2 (03) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Colorado Formation |
| Rock description | Colorado Formation |
| (1) | -108.37173, 32.68401 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 05 TO 20 E |
| Dip | 70 TO 75 SE |
| Thickness | 4.27M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Burro Mountains District: Little Burro Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. Yacomo And M. Fuller |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. E.S. Patton And C.R. Altman |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 68.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009488 |
PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470-C, P. 6-9
RUSSEL, P.L., 1946 USBM RI-3969, 5 PAGES
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 28-29
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 106-110
HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-1037
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS AND PODS ALONG NORTHEAST STRIKING FAULTS AND FRACTURES RANGING FROM 5 TO 14 FT. THICK. TEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1543 COVERING 193.819 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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