| Deposit ID | 10014713 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011602 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rosario Open-Pit Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Rosario Mine |
| Related records | 10248383 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.22475, 35.48062 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20.8 MILES S50W 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
Madrid(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 | 015N | 007E | 32 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Todilto | ||||
| Rock description | Todilto | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Morrison Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North-Trending Rosario Fault, Several Minor Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | North-Trending Rosario Fault, Several Minor Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | SOUTHWARD |
| Dip | 10E |
| Thickness | 24.38M |
| Length | 1207.01M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Catron Land Company (?) |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| Year of last production | 1983 |
| District name | Cerrillos District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hutchins Mining Co. |
| Home office | 10526 4th Nw, Albuquerque, N.M. 87114 |
| First year | 1983 |
| Year | 1957 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1955 To 1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.54 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011602 |
DARTON, N.H., 1920, USGS BULL 697, P. 161-186
STEARNS, C.E., 1953, GSA BULL, V. 64, P. 459-507
WEBER, R.H., AND F.E. KOTTLOWSKI, 1959, NMBMMR BULL 68, P. 19-23
WEBER, R.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 324-332
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 55-56
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A NARROW BELT OF GYPSUM OUTCROPS NEAR THE ROSARIO OF THE A.T. & S.F. RAILWAY. THE GYPSUM OCCURS IN THE TODILTO FORMATION WHICH CAPS A LOW CLIFF OF ENTRADA SANDSTONE. AT THIS POINT, THE GYPSUM MEMBER FORMS A BENCH DIPPING GENTLY EASTWARD, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET WIDE AND BARREN OF OVERBURDEN; IT THEN EXTENDS EASTWARD UNDER OVERLYING WANAKAH AND MORRISON FORMATIONS. THE GYPSUM DEPOSIT EXTENDS BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH FROM THE MINE. NORTHWARD THE DEPOSIT IS CUT OFF BY THE ROSARIO FAULT AND A NORTHEATWARD-TRENDING FAULT. TO THE SOUTH THE DEPOSIT IS COVERED BY THE FILL OF GALISTEO CREEK AND THEN REAPPEARS AND CONTINUES SOUTHWARD FOR SEVERAL MILES, FINALLY TERMINATING AGAINST THE ROSARIO FAULT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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