| Deposit ID | 10085669 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701296 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hunter Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tarantula Hills, Rather |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.45136, 31.18934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 6 MI (9 KM) W OF SIERRA BLANCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hudspeth(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lasca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hudspeth |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | THERE WAS INDICATED ANOMALOUS AMOUNTS OF MOLYBDENUM (0.06%), TUNGSTEN (0.0028%), AND TIN (0.0010%) IN ONE SAMPLE. THERE WAS REPORTED HIGH NICKEL CONTENT. SILVER-TO-GOLD RATIO BY WEIGHT IN 39 TONS OF ORE WAS 12:1. |
|---|
| Model code | 60 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18c |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Zn-Pb |
| Mark3 model number | 22 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Tertiary Intrusion | ||||||||
| Rock description | Tertiary Intrusion | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Rock unit name | Espy Formation |
| Rock description | Espy Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| (1) | Cretaceous rocks, undivided |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Vein Appears To Cut Across The Red Hills Thrust, A Laramide Structure. |
| Strike | N70E |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Northern Quitman Mountains |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701296 |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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