| Deposit ID | 10087788 |
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| MRDS ID | D009727 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shingle Canyon Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Barringer Mine, Maggie Mine, Shingle Canyon Mine: Maggie Group,, Bell and Fletcher Group, March No. 3 Group: Patented Claims, Maggie, Maggie No. 2, Jack Mcgee, San Pedro, Minerva, Copper Peak, Copper Peak Extension, Good Hope, Smuggler, Jackie, March No. 3, March No. 2, Annex |
| Related records | 10198758 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.06089, 32.87178 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 2088 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 14 MILES N 62 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 012W | 34,35 | SE (34); SW (35) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Syrena Formation;Abo |
| Rock description | Syrena Formation;Abo |
| (1) | -108.06089, 32.87178 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Barringer Fault. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Fierro-Hanover District; Central District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shingle Canyon Mining Corp. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Last year | 1945 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.; U.V. Industries |
| First year | 1945 |
| Last year | 1979 |
| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1939-1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.003 Opt Au, 0.42 Opt Ag, 0.09% Cu, 2.43% Pb, 9.81% Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009727 |
ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 58-59
HERNON, R. M., JONES, W. R., AND MOORE, S. L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306
JONES, W. R., HERNON, R. M., AND MOORE, S. L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
HILLESLAND, L.L., ET.AL., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: COBRE MINING CO., UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 22 P.
HILLESLAND, ET. AL. (1994) P. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF LIMY MUDSTONE AND LIMESTONE-PEBBLE CONGLOMERATE IN PERMIAN ABO FORMATION IN FOOTWALL OF BARRINGER FAULT, NORTHEAST OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. THIRTEEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 1317, 2094, 2101 AND 2197 COVERING ABOUT 200 ACRES. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD D011696 BY RON WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 28-OCT-1994 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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