| Deposit ID | 10087799 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009779 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Key Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims, Mountain Key, Wild Bill, Lock Vein |
| Related records | 10247464 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.25034, 32.86455 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7 MILES N 27 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S;017S | 013W;014W | 06;01 | NW (06); NE (01) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -108.25034, 32.86455 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 53 E |
| Dip | 58 NW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1861 |
| Year of first production | 1861 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Pinos Altos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Dermott, T. C. |
| Home office | Faywood, N. M. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas A. Mcdermott |
| Home office | Box 2604, Oshkosh, Wis. 54903 |
| First year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009779 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 297-300
PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 109-119
JONES, W. R., MOORE, S. L., AND PRATT, W. P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 299-300.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN TRENDING NE AND DIPPING 50NW, IN HORNBLENDE QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY. VEIN IS UP TO 1 M THICK. CU INCREASES WITH DEPTH. ONE CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1924 AND ONE UNSURVEYED CLAIM. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD D011733 BY RON WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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