| Deposit ID | 10014824 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011793 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blake Mine |
| Related records | 10126195 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.30861, 35.3834 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1887 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15.6 MILES S 21 W OF LAS VEGAS, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tecolote(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Villanueva(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pecos Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013N | 015E | 01 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | THE ORE WAS REPORTED TO RANGE FROM 1.5 TO 5.0 PER CENT COPPER. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sangre De Cristo | ||||
| Rock description | Sangre De Cristo | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.30861, 35.3834 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Starvation Peak Anticline, Bernal Fault, And The Serafina Monocline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Starvation Peak Anticline, Bernal Fault, And The Serafina Monocline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 W |
| Dip | 30 EAST-NORTHEAST |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1905 |
| District name | Tecolote District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011793 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 117-120
HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 57-62
SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 36-39.
JOHNSON, R.B., 1970, USGS MAP GQ-869
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
LINDGREN, GRATON, AND GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 117-120.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE OCCURS MAINLY AS MALACHITE AND AZURITE IN THE ARKOSE GRIT NEAR THE TOP OF THE CARBONIFEROUS, THE BEDS DIP 30 DEGREE EAST-NORTHEAST AND ARE ABOUT 8 FEET THICK AT THE MINE OPENINGS. THE ORE RANGES FROM 1.5 TO 5.0 PERCENT COPPER. ACCORDING TO LINDGREN (1910, P. 117-120) THE MALACHITE AND AZURITE ARE OXIDATION PRODUCTS OF CHALCOPYRITE CHALCOCITE, BORNITE AND PYRITE. THE AREA AROUND THE MINE WAS RE-MAPPED IN 1968 BY JOHNSON, WHO PLACES THE ARKOSIC GRIT OF THE CARBONIFEROUS IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO FORMATION OF PERMIAN AGE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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