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Burro Mountains

Occurrence in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Gemstone, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090965
MRDS ID D011454
Record type Site
Current site name Burro Mountains
Alternate or previous names Azure Mine, Elizabeth Pocket, Turquoise
Related records 10271695

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.46395, 32.40901 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

C Bar Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
019S 015W 16 NE4 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Turquoise Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.46395, 32.40901
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Burro Mnts. District, Tyrone Area

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED FROM 1891-1914; ORE (1) PRODUCED 2000-4000 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM ELIZABETH POCKET, ONE NUGGET OF 1500 CARATS. FIRST PRODUCTION BY INDIANS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEDLUND, D.C., 1978, USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031

  • Deposit

    CARTER, M.D., 1977, GEM MATERIALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 267-278.

  • Production

    CARTER (1977).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS ALONG FAULT N65E (NOT SURE WHAT DEPOSIT THIS COMMENT APPLIES TO, NJP-1992); AZURE MINE PRODUCED FROM THE ELIZABETH POCKET (40 X 50 FT).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1984 Davies, Robert C. (Worl, Ron) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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