| Deposit ID | 10087796 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009768 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Man Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims, Old Man, Old Man No. 2 |
| Related records | 10296478 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.38284, 32.79344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1875 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6.5 MILES N 79 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Circle Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 015W | 27,34 | SW (27); NW (34) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Beartooth Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Beartooth Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.38284, 32.79344 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Fleming District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Old Man Mining Co. ; C. T. Mclendon |
| First year | 1880 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Seldomridge, C. B. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009768 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 304-305
ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 67
PAIGE, S., 1916 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF U. S., FOLIO 199, P. 14-15
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
AGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS. ESTIMATE FROM USGS PP 68, P. 304.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 503 AND 998 COVERING 36.544 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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