| Deposit ID | 10013274 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009489 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Camp Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mcdonald Mine, Mcdonald Tunnel, Davenport Mine, Golden Nugget Mine: East Camp Consolidated Quartz Mine Group, Claims Patented In 1899, Mcdonald, Davenport, Great Eastern, Gold Bug, Gold Pick, Gold Note, Sunset, Nugget |
| Related records | 10126235 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.93036, 32.84122 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1661 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 39 MILES N 84 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Steeple Rock(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 | 017S | 020W | 08 | SE OF W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.93036, 32.84122 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The Northwest Striking East Camp Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 TO 75 W |
| Dip | STEEPLY SOUTHWEST |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Steeple Rock District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Summit Minerals, Inc. |
| Home office | Box W, Duncan, Ariz. 85534 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lavar Parks, Riverton, Ut. : Summit Minerals, Inc. Box W, Duncan, Az. 85534 |
| First year | 1962 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2286M |
| Overall depth | 193.55M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009489 |
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 189-192
GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, P. 1-22, P. 28
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS PODS, VEINLETS AND FINELY DISSEMINATED PARTICLES IN A BRECCIA ZONE 1 FT. TO 10 FT. WIDE. EIGHT PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1011 COVERING 117.898 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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