| Deposit ID | 10014236 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010915 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Point Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1914, Mineral Point |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.24087, 36.70197 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2972 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17 MILES N 89 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burned Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 029N | 007E | 31 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Moppin Metavolcanic Series | ||||
| Rock description | Moppin Metavolcanic Series | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.24087, 36.70197 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Discoverer | R.C. Moody |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Hopewell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amarillo Gold Mining Co. |
| First year | 1935 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. C. Little |
| First year | 1947 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 39.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010915 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 129
BENJOVSKY, T.D., 1945 NMBMMR CIRC 11, 10 PAGES
BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 81
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1522 COVERING 20.216 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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