| Deposit ID | 10087429 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006853 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cox Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Principal Claims: Lead Camp No. 2, Camino Apache Nos. 1-4 |
| Related records | 10248356 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.21865, 33.02928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1745 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7.5 MILES S15E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palomas Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015S | 004W | 11 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.21865, 33.02928 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Trending Fault Zone |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 75SE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fulton J. Cox |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fulton J. Cox |
| First year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006853 |
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P.161
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC8307, P.107
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P.19
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 P 107
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEINS OCCUPY A NARROW, NORTHEAST TRENDING, BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE WITH FLUORSPAR OCCURRING IN STRINGERS AND LENSES RANGING IN WIDTH FROM A FEW INCHES TO 24 INCHES. 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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