| Deposit ID | 10014767 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011699 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blackhawk Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Combination |
| Related records | 10199350 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.10061, 32.80428 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 012W | 29 | NE4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Lake Valley;Oswaldo |
| Rock description | Lake Valley;Oswaldo |
| (1) | -108.10061, 32.80428 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mirror Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fierro-Hanover District |
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011699 |
JONES, W. R., AND HERNON, R. M., 1973, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PB 214, 371, P. 41-42.
ANDERSON, E. C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL. 39, P. 57-58.
SCHMITT, H. A., 1935, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 115, P. 206.
SCHMITT, H. A., 1942, IN NEWHOUSE, W. H., ED., ORE DEPOSITS AS RELATED TO STRUCTURAL FEATURES: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, P. 76.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VERTICAL REPLACEMENT BODIES IN THE MISSISSIPPIAN LAKE VALLEY LIMESTONE AND PENNSYLVANIAN OSWALDO FORMATION AT FAULT INTERSECTIONS IN THE HANGING WALL OF THE MIRROR FAULT ABOUT 2 KM. SOUTHWEST OF THE FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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