| Deposit ID | 10014006 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010603 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Courtney Mine |
| Related records | 10175157 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.83333, 32.91456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2294 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7.5 MILES N81E OF ALAMOGORDO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Otero(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
High Rolls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alamogordo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Carlsbad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln 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 | Otero |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 011E | 17 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose | ||||
| Rock unit name | Abo Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Abo Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.83333, 32.91456 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N27W |
| Dip | 30NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Sacramento District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Quentin M. Drunzer |
| Home office | Alamogordo, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. E. Calkins |
| Home office | High Rolls, N.M |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010603 |
SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P. 70-71
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 102-103
JEROME, S.E., CAMPBELL, D.D., WRIGHT, J.S., AND VITZ, H.E., 1965 NM BMMR BULL 86, P. 23, PLATE 3
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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