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Black Bird Prospect 1930

Occurrence in Socorro county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094258
MRDS ID D002418
Record type Site
Current site name Black Bird Prospect 1930
Alternate or previous names Original Claims, Black Bird Nos. 1 and 2: Known As the Burris Mine Or Burris, Prospect In the Late 1950's: Claims. Burris Mine Nos. 1 To 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.35366, 33.9287 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 28 MILES S 71 W OF SOCORRO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Socorro(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alameda Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Mateo Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Elephant Butte Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Socorro

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 004S 005W 27 SW New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ABOUT ONE-QUARTER MILE S 42 E FROM THE QUARTER SECTION CORNER OF SECTIONS 27 AND 28.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYTICAL DATA FROM NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.

Analytical data

Result BEST ORE MATERIAL ASSASYED 11.8 % MN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Datil
    Rock description Datil

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.35366, 33.9287
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE MAGDALENA MOUNTAINS AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Magdalena Mountains Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Edward W. Burris
    Home office San Antonio, N.M.
    First year 1959

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 2 SHALLOW PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS OF LOW-GRADE MANGANIFEROUS CALCITE OCCUR ALONG A NORTHWEST-STRIKING BRECCIATED FRACTURE ZONE. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-77 Hasler, J. William New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Updater 01-JUL-81 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

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