| Deposit ID | 10015010 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DAV0121 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.74166, 33.48261 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Angus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruidoso(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Hondo(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9S;10S | 12 | 25,26,35,36;1,2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SURFACE GEOCHEMISTRY SHOWS HIGH VALUES OF 222 PPB AU, 0.60% CU, AND 3.2 PPM TE. |
|---|
| Model code | 84 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22b |
| Deposit model name | Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) |
| Mark3 model number | 80 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||
| Rock unit name | Bonito Lake Stock | ||
| Rock description | Bonito Lake Stock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -105.74166, 33.48261 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lincoln County Porphyry Belt |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nogal |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 405.08M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DAV0121 |
FULP AND WOODWARD ,1991, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 42D FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 327-328
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A ZONE OF INTENSE ALTERATION AND NNE-TRANDING FRACTURES IS SEEN. FULP AND WOODWARD (1991) PROPOSE THAT SILICA-LIMONITE BRECCIAS ARE ABOVE A LARGE-TONNAGE CU-AU PORPHYRY SYSTEM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1992 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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