| Deposit ID | 10013283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009502 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Eagle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Jack Prospect, Black Eagle Group |
| Related records | 10198994 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74869, 32.76317 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 28 MILES S 89 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brushy Mountain(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 018S | 018W | 06 | SW | New Mexico |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite;Datil Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite;Datil Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.74869, 32.76317 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 TO 25 W |
| Dip | 65 TO 70 SW |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| District name | Telegraph District : Tank Draw Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. E. Mccray |
| Home office | Deming, N.M. |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sherman Harper |
| Home office | Arenas Valley, N.M. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009502 |
HEWITT, C.H., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 60, P. 122-124
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-15
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 37
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 165-166
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS AND PODS IN A 2 TO 8 FT. THICK ZONE ALONG A NORTHWEST STRIKING FAULT. TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE LATE 1950'S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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