| Deposit ID | 10014070 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010690 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Hickory Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hoosier Mine, Eureka Mine: Hoosier Group of Claims Patented In 1902, Hoosier Girl, Hoosier Boy, Old Hickory, Eureka, White Oaks |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.73027, 34.20592 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 40 MILES N 12 E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rough Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Corona(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gallo Arroyo(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola 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 | 001S | 012E | 19 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bastnaesite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 174 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26b |
| Deposit model name | Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Yeso Formation |
| Rock description | Yeso Formation |
| (1) | -105.73027, 34.20592 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.96M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 59.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| District name | Gallinas Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edna Lehman Davis And Adele Lehman |
| Home office | Alhambra, Ca. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010690 |
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 115-121, PLATE 14
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 66, PLATE 8
SOULE, J.H., 1946 USBM RI-3854, P. 7-8
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 75-80
PERHAC, R.M., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 95, P. 35-47, PLATE 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRINCIPAL ORE BODY ON THE OLD HICKORY CLAIM IS 195 FT. LONG AND ABOUT 13 FT. WIDE AT THE SURFACE, NARROWING TO ABOUT 3 FT. WIDE AT A DEPTH OF 200 FT.... FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1099 COVERING 98.257 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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