| Deposit ID | 10087886 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010604 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Garnet Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Providence Mine, Shoo Fly Mine, Fisk Mine: Garnet Group: Claims Pa Tented In 1891, Providence, James Fiske: Claims Patented In 1905, Garnet, Shoo Fly, Ma Belle |
| Related records | 10271514 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.11361, 32.42735 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 33.75 MILES S16W OF ALAMOGORDO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Otero(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orogrande North(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Otero |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021S | 008E | 34 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Gobbler Formation |
| Rock description | Gobbler Formation |
| (1) | -106.11361, 32.42735 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| Year of last production | 1953 |
| District name | Orogrande District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Q. Drunzer |
| Home office | Orogrande, N.M. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homan Arnold, El Paso, Tx. And St. Louis United Copper Mining Co. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 147.83M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010604 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 87
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 101-102
SCHMIDT, P.G., AND CRADDOCK, C., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 82, P. 45, PLATE 1
BEANE, R.E., JARAMILLO, L.E., AND BLOOM, M.S., 1975 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 26TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 151-156
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 591, 593, AND 1180 CO VERING A TOTAL OF 87.99 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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