| Deposit ID | 10087909 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010750 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Contact Claims 1980's |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Plume Mine 1930's, Lucky and Return Claims 1900's. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.71222, 33.39983 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2324 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19.5 MILES S 30 E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Angus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruidoso(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Hondo(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln 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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 013E | 31 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | THREE SELECT SAMPLES ASSAYED BY NMBMMR CONTAINED AN AVERAGE OF 160.32 OZ AG/TON AND 0.01 OZ AU/TON. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.71222, 33.39983 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHEAST |
| Dip | STEEPLY NORTHWEST |
| Thickness | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | John C. Hightower |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Nogal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alto Mining And Milling Co. ; Blok Mines, Inc. And W.J. Krohne Alto, N.M. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monjeau Mining Co. |
| Home office | Ruidoso, N.M. |
| First year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010750 |
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P.171-172.
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P.92.
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P.63-64.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF BRECCIATED VEIN MATERIAL FROM 2 TO 7 FT. THICKALONG A NORTHEAST-TRENDING FAULT. 29 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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