| Deposit ID | 10013462 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009765 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Mountain Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Causland Property: Mineral Mountain Group Patented In 1947, Claims, Mineral Mountain Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Related records | 10174509 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.21839, 32.71984 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5 MILES S 42 E OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hurley West(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 | 018S | 013W | 29,30 | NW (29); NE (30) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Montoya Group;Fusselman Dolomite |
| Rock description | Montoya Group;Fusselman Dolomite |
| (1) | -108.21839, 32.71984 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | Lone Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Manganese Corp. |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carl Frymire (Estate) |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009765 |
WELLS, E.H., 1918 NMBMMR BULL 2, P. 43
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 27
HARRER, C.M., AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC-8190, P. 35
PRATT, W.P., 1967 USGS BULL 1241-E, P. 84-85
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2107 COVERING ABOUT 80 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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