| Deposit ID | 10013296 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009517 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rose Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1888, Rose |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.51145, 32.71344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1806 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 14.5 MILES S 73 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bullard Peak(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
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 018S | 016W | 29 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Acanthite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Niccolite | Ore |
| Nickel Skutterudite | Ore |
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Skutterudite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -108.51145, 32.71344 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along A Northeast Striking Fault And An East-West Striking Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | RED VEIN N 30 TO 35 E; SPAR VEIN N 85 E TO N 75 W |
| Dip | 60 TO 75 SE; 70 NW TO 80 NE |
| Thickness | 1.37M |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | RED VEIN N 30 TO 35 E; SPAR VEIN N 85 E TO N 75 W |
| Dip | 60 TO 75 SE; 70 NW TO 80 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1881 |
| Year of last production | 1920 |
| District name | Black Hawk District: Burro Mountains; Bullard Peak Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. Johnson |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. J. Mccabe, Pasadena, Ca. And E. C. Meade, San Francisco, Ca. |
| First year | 1962 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009517 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 324-325
GILLERMAN, E., AND WHITEBREAD, D.H., 1956 USGS BULL 1009-K, P. 283-311
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 142-146, 149, PLATE 1
HEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1264
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS TWO VEINS WHICH RANGE FROM 2.5 TO 4.5 FT. THICK. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 458 COVERING 14.10 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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