| Deposit ID | 10014785 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011723 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lost Mine Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Corn Shaft, Spanish Tunnel, Lafrenz Tunnel |
| Related records | 10247424 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.12978, 32.77511 (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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 018S | 012W | 06 | NW4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| 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) | -108.12978, 32.77511 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Owl-Hobo Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Central District (Bayard District) |
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011723 |
LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 127-130
LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 127-130.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ALONG SPLAYS AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE OWL-HOBO FAULT, CHIEFLY BETWEEN THE CRETACEOUS COLORADO FORMATION AND A 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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