| Deposit ID | 10013308 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Neglected Mine |
| Related records | 10126544 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.44284, 32.54512 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19 MILES S 31 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burro Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(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 | 020S | 016W | 25 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismutite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.44284, 32.54512 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Sprouse-Copeland Fault. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 87 E |
| Dip | 75 SE |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Burro Mountains District: Southern Burro Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Russell |
| Home office | Tyrone, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009531 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 323-324
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 77-78
HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1040
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A SILICIFIED ZONE RANGING FROM 8 FT. TO 30 FT. IN THICKNESS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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