| Deposit ID | 10014371 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011114 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Washington Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claim 1902: Washington |
| Related records | 10223341 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.47087, 35.75283 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2509 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 32.4 MILES N 8 E OF BERNALILLO, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Los Alamos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe 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 | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 018N | 004E | 36 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Keres Group | ||||||||
| Rock description | Keres Group | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Keres Group |
| Rock description | Keres Group |
| (1) | Bandelier Tuff |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Numerous Faults |
| General form | OTHER: VEINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N5 TO 15 E |
| Dip | 50 TO 80 W |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1893 |
| Discoverer | R. Pilkey, Henry Lockhart And Ben Johnson |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| Year of last production | 1933 |
| District name | Cochiti District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Miss Effie Jenks |
| Home office | Santa Fe, N.M. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011114 |
LINDGREN, W., C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P.150-162
BUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BUNDY, W.M., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 59, P. 13-16
ROSS, C.S., R.L. SMITH, AND R.A. BAILEY, 1961, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 12TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139-144
BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 131-139
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 17-22
KUDO, A.M., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 283-287
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS; ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 18; MUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, P. 46
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN WAS INJECTED ALONG A CURVING FAULT AND MUCH OF THE VEIN IS BRECCIATED. POST-ORE FAULTS STRIKE DUE EAST AND SHOW MINOR DISPLACEMENT. COMPARATIVELY FEW VUGS ARE PRESENT. THE PATENTED CLAIM WASHINGTON COVERS 20.488 ACRES. IT HAS MIN. SUR. NO. 1034. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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