| Deposit ID | 10014782 |
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| MRDS ID | D011720 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Betty Jo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Johney, Rapp No. 1 |
| Related records | 10247665 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.13811, 32.77928 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fort Bayard(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 018S | 013W | 01 | NE4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Colorado |
| Rock description | Colorado |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Mancos Shale and Beartooth and Sarten Formations |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Apollo Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| District name | Central District (Bayard District) |
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| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | -1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^16.2% Pb, 7.9% Zn, 0.6% Cu, 148 G/T Ag, 0.7 G/T Au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Overall depth | 120M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011720 |
LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 135-136
LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 135-136.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ALONG AND BETWEEN TWO SPLAYS OF THE NNE-TRENDING APOLLO FAULT CHIEFLY IN THE CRETACEOUS QUARTZ DIORITE SILL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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