| Deposit ID | 10087795 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009766 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Mountain Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mineral Mountain Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.80116, 32.88733 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 29 MILES N 75 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hillsboro Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(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 | 009W | 29 | CENTER OF W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.80116, 32.88733 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1924 |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Carpenter District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. L. Nard |
| Home office | Central, N. M. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. D. Murray And Associates |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009766 |
HARLEY, G. T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 110-112
ERICKSEN, G. E., WEDOW, H., JR., AND EATON, G. P., 1970 USGS BULL 1319-E, P. 80-81
HEDLUND, D. C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-900
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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