| Deposit ID | 10013278 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009494 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Royal Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Fleece Group, Claims Patented In 1922, Golden Fleece, Golden Fleece No.2, Golden Eagle No.4, South Jim Crow, Ruby Quartz, Lime Contact, Lime Contact No.2, Imperial Extension A, Prince Imperial A, Prince Imperial Extension A |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.97842, 32.81067 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1455 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 41.5 MILES N 87 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 | 021W | 23 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.97842, 32.81067 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The Northwest Striking Steeple Rock Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Steeple Rock District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Summit Minerals, Inc. |
| Home office | Box W, Duncan, Az. 85534 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mount Royal Mining And Exploration Co. |
| Home office | Houston, Texas |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009494 |
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 196
GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1712 COVERING 190.751 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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