| Deposit ID | 10014015 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010619 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1896, American: Sometimes Included In the Hele N Rae Group of Claims. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.74333, 33.52817 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11 MILES S46E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nogal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009S | 012E | 13 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sierra Blanca Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Sierra Blanca Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.74333, 33.52817 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Best Ore Shoots Were Found At Intersections Of The Main Vein And M Inor Crosscutting Veins. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | STEEPLY EAST |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Nogal Mine |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Helen Rae Mining Co. |
| Home office | Gallup, N.M. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. H. Fulmer |
| Home office | Carrizozo, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010619 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 76-178
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 45-50
THOMPSON, T.B., 1973 NMBMMR CIRC 123, P. 16, FIGURE 2
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 495 COVERING 6.19 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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