| Deposit ID | 10087983 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011637 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Armington Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Armington Lode, Armington Tunnel, Patented Claim: Armington |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.13307, 35.4945 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18.4 MILES S 40 W OF SANTA FE, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Madrid(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015N | 008E | 30 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics |
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics |
| (1) | -106.13307, 35.4945 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults And Shear Zones |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| District name | Cerrillos |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cerrillos Lead And Zinc Co. |
| Home office | Cerrillos, N.M. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Verne Byrne, Santa Fe, N.M. And John King, Chicago, Il. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Overall depth | 51.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011637 |
DISBROW, A.E., AND STOLL, W.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 48, P. 55
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 30-33
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AT THE ARMINGTON TUNNEL THE VEIN IS A BAND OF ALTERED MONZONITE 1 TO 6 FEET THICK CONTAINING A FEW QUARTZ STRINGERS, COPPER STAINS AND MUCH IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDE. WEATHERING IS CONSPICUOUS AT THE FACE, WHICH IS 130 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE. THE VEIN IS HIDDEN BEHIND TIMBERING IN THE ARMINGTON SHAFTS, 460 FEET TO THE SOUTH, NO VEIN CAN BE TRACED FROM THE SHAFTS TO THE TUNNEL. |
| Deposit | THICK SECTIONS OF SALT AND OTHER EVAPORITE MINERALS ARE PRESENT IN THE PERMIAN BASIN IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. DURING THE OCHOAN POTASSIUM SALTS WERE DEPOSITED BY EVAPORATING SEAWATER IN A SHALLOW, SUBSIDING BASIN. THE MCNUTT POTASH ZONE, THE MIDDLE MEMBER OF THE SALADO FORMATION CONTAINS 11 POTASH ORE ZONES. THE 1ST, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 7TH, 8TH, AND 10TH ZONES HAVE PROVED CONCENTRATIONS OF POTASH, BUT THE GREATEST TONNAGE HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN THE 1ST ZONE. THE SURFACE GEOLOGY IS CHARACTERIZED BY DUNE FIELDS AND KARST TOPOGRAPHY. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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