| Deposit ID | 10087748 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009047 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mormon Mine |
| Related records | 10295850 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.50113, 32.48291 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1558 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 21 MILES N 55 E OF LAS CRUCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Organ(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021S | 004E | 14 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -106.50113, 32.48291 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 TO 80 W |
| Dip | 70 SW |
| Thickness | 0.38M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | John Bonney |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1917 |
| District name | Organ District: Gold Camp Subdistrict: Mineral Hill Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mormon Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1917 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | White Sands Missile Range |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 59.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009047 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-210
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 209-210
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-84
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT OCCURS IN STRINGERS AND VEINS RANGING FROM 4 IN. TO 15 IN.THICK. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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