Perry Mine

Past Producer in Presidio county in Texas, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085719
MRDS ID W701350
Record type Site
Current site name Perry Mine
Related records 10178793

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.3566, 29.80828 (WGS84)
Elevation 1265
Relative position 3 MI (5 KM) W OF SHAFTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Presidio(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shafter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Presidio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cibolo-Red Light(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Presidio

Comments on the location information

  • IN SECTION 2, BLOCK 8, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RR SURVEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Jarosite Ore
Limonite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization, Silicification

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES OF SORTED ORE SENT TO SMELTERS: 0.05-0.06 OZ/ST AU, 4.6-7.2 OZ/ST AG, 15.2-30.7% PB, 5.6% ZN, 5.1-5.8% FE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mina Grande Formation
    Rock description Mina Grande Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.3566, 29.80828

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50E
    Dip NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone Trending N50e.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1932
Discoverer Dunham Perry?
Year of first production 1932
Year of last production 1947
Production years 1932-1933, 1946-1947.

Mining district

District name Shafter Silver District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dunham Perry
    First year 1934

Production statistics

  • Year 1933
    Period 1932-1933
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4.6 To 7.2 Oz/St Ag, 15.2 To 30.7% Pb.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 23wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 167g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • A 120 FT SHAFT WITH SHORT DRIFTS AT 40 FT INTERVALS, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 928-B, 125 P.

  • Deposit

    EXAMINED BY CLYDE P. ROSS, W.E. CARTWRIGHT, AND C.H. COLDWELL IN 1934

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    USGS BULL 928B, P. 117.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STEEPLY DIPPING VEINS ALONG NORMAL FAULTS; SOME ALONG SHEAR PLANE PARALLEL TO BEDDING; MANTOS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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