| Deposit ID | 10014702 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011589 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grand Central Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Cash Entry No. 99, Fascination, Revelation, Adoration, Mine: Grand Central Tunnel |
| Related records | 10248183 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.11418, 35.46812 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1879 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19.2 MILES S37W OF SANTA FE, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Picture Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 014N | 008E | 05,06 | NW (05); NE (06) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | DISBROW AND STOLL (1957, P. 60) REPORT THAT THE ORE AVERAGED 4 OZS. AG/TON, 7% PB, 1870 ZN |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics |
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics |
| (1) | -106.11418, 35.46812 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults And Shear Zones |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults And Shear Zones |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30E |
| Dip | 85 |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Discoverer | Warner, Atkinson And Beckroy |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Cerrillos District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moline Mining And Milling Co. |
| Home office | Cerrillos, N.M. |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011589 |
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 164-167
DISBROW, A.E., AND W.C. STOLL, 1957, NMBMMR BULL 48, P. 60
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 30-33
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN ON THE SURFACE IS TRACEABLE, DISCONTINUOUSLY FOR 500 FEET. IT ROUGHLY PARALLELS THE OTHER VEINS IN THE VICINITY. THE VISIBLE PARTS OF THE VEIN ARE THIN BANDS OF ALTERED MONZONITE PORPHYRY, STAINED WITH LIMONITE AND MANGANESE OXIDE. THE GRAND CENTRAL LIES JUST SOUTH OF THE ANCIENT TURQUOISE MINES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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