| Deposit ID | 10013304 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009527 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Liberty Bell Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Mountian |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.39729, 32.63179 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1913 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 MILES S 35 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wind 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 019S | 015W | 21,28 | S2 (21); N2 (28) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Tyrone Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Tyrone Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | Tertiary-Cretaceous intrusive rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Burro Chief Fault. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 TO 55 E |
| Dip | 40 TO 60 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1946 |
| District name | Burro Mountains District: Tyrone Area; Deadman Canyon |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. L. Enos, Tyrone, N.M. ; J. H. Trigg Co., Roswell, N.M. |
| First year | 1946 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. P. Thompson |
| Home office | Tyrone, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009527 |
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 53-54
HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS, STRINGERS AND PODS IN FRACTURES AND BRECCIA ALONG A HIGHLY SHATTERED SHEAR ZONE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1205. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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