| Deposit ID | 10013469 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009775 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Calumet Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims, Calumet, Bullion, Opalousas: Unpatented Claims, Atchafalaya, Tchapitolous |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.22534, 32.86928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2111 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8 MILES N 23 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 | 016S | 013W | 31 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -108.22534, 32.86928 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Pinos Altos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phillips Benjamin |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Louis Eppinga |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009775 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 297-298
PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 109-117
JONES, W.R., MOORE, S.L., AND PRATT, W.P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 795, 1771 AND 2041, AND TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 75 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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