| Deposit ID | 10085720 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701352 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Montezuma Mine |
| Related records | 10275703 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.36438, 29.80939 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Relative position | 4 MI (6 KM) W OF SHAFTER |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Presidio |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Mina Grande Formation |
| Rock description | Mina Grande Formation |
| (1) | -104.36438, 29.80939 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Reverse Fault |
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| Year of last production | 1916 |
| Production years | 1901-1902; 1915-1916 |
| District name | Shafter Silver District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montezuma Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701352 |
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.
USGS B 928-B, 125 P.
EXAMINED BY CLYDE P. ROSS, W.E. CARTWRIGHT, AND C.H. CALDWELL IN 1934
CIMRI
PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO MANTO DEPOSITS; MINOR VEIN ALONG REVERSE FAULT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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