| Deposit ID | 10038237 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045545 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tampa Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.14364, 36.65504 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2987 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 23 MI S83E OF TIERRA AMARILLA, 10 MI WEST OF TRES PIEDRAS. DEPOSIT IS AT THE SOUTH END OF BURNED MOUNTAIN 0.25 MI NORTH OF TUSAS PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burned Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N | 007E | 13 | S2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.14364, 36.65504 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Schistosity And Fractures, Folding Of Early Schistosity |
| General form | PINCH-AND-SWELL VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Dip | STEEPLY NORTHEAST |
| Thickness | 4.27M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1907 |
| District name | Bromide No. 2 District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Las Tusas Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1907 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tusas Peak Gold And Copper Mining Co. |
| First year | 1904 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045545 |
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS (WORLD'S FAIR ED.): SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO PRINTING CO. P. 349.
NORTHROP, S.A., 1959, MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO, REVISED EDITION: ALBUQUERQUE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, 404 P.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 124-126, 130-132.
BINGLER, E.C., 1974, METALLIC DEPOSITS OF THE TUSAS MOUNTAINS, IN SIEMERS, C.T., ED., SILVER ANNIVERSARY GUIDEBOOK, CENTRAL-NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 317-320.
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, GENERAL FILE DATA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SULFIDE REPLACEMENTS AND QUARTZ VEINS. OXIDIZED ORE IS GOOD BUT SULFIDE ORE IS TOO LOW GRADE TO BE MINED PROFITABLY |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-75 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-90 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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