| Deposit ID | 10014074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010695 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vera Cruz Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Vera Cruz Group: Claims Patented In 1889, Vera Cruz, Golden Eagle, Bustamente, Washoe: Unpatented Claim, Diadem |
| Related records | 10126428 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.70083, 33.60566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10.5 MILES S 78 E OF ALAMOGORDO. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 008S | 013E | 17 | S2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Model code | 84 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22b |
| Deposit model name | Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) |
| Mark3 model number | 80 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Mesa Verde Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Mesa Verde Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -105.70083, 33.60566 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Deposit Is Adjacent To The Southern Border Of The Laccolith. |
| General form | PIPE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 36.58M |
| Length | 274.32M |
| Width | 97.54M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | Fletcher A. Blake |
| Year of last production | 1919 |
| District name | Nogal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carrizozo Mining Co. |
| Home office | Mancos, Co. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vera Cruz Mining Co. |
| Home office | Nogal, N.M. |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 97.54M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010695 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 178
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 50-53
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF BRECCIA PIPE ABOUT 900 FT. LONG, AT LEAST 320 FT. DEEP, AND 120 FT. WIDE. FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 141, 157, 271, AND 272 COVERING 74.73 ACRES. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 567 COVERING 17.33 ACRES. ONE PATENTED MILLSITE MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 479, FIVE ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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