| Deposit ID | 10013439 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009728 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Cell Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Cell Group: Claims, Silver Cell, Mangus, Black Tarier, Climax, Keystone, Wedge |
| Related records | 10271530 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.21923, 32.8415 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1996 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6 MILES N 33 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fort Bayard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 013W | 07,08 | SE (07); SW (08) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -108.21923, 32.8415 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | 75E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1953 |
| District name | Pinos Altos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Cell Mining Co. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Juanita Langer Wilkens |
| First year | 1954 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009728 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 301
PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 121
BUSH, F. V., 1915 MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 42, NO 4, P. 167
BLOOD, C. C., 1916 MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 45, NO 16, P. 659
JONES, W. R., MOORE, S. L., AND PRATT, W. P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS: SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO PRINTING COMPANY, P. 49-51.
ESTIMATE FROM USGS PP 68, P. 301. ACCURATE PRODUCTION FROM AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW VEIN TRENDING N AND DIPPING 75 E IN DIORITE PORPHYRY. SIX CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1069 COVERING 80.201 ACRES. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD D011742 BY RON WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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