| Deposit ID | 10097792 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006640 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | National Defense Group 1958 |
| Alternate or previous names | Tittman Mine 1950: Claims, National Defense Nos. 1 To 11 |
| Related records | 10175282 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.52699, 32.934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1661 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 21 MILES S 50 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 007W | 11 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Rhodochrosite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -107.52699, 32.934 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Occurs Along East Striking Fault Contact Of Andesite And Shale. |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
| Dip | 15 TO 20 SOUTH |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Hillsboro District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Millite Mining And Development Co. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Margaret Tittman |
| Home office | Hillsboro, N.M. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall depth | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006640 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 93-94
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG A SINUOUS EAST-STRIKING FAULT ZONE WHICH IS MANGANIFEROUS FOR ABOUT 800 FT. ALONG STRIKE. SHEET LIKE MASSES OF ORE IN A ZONE RANGING FROM 6 FT. TO 12 FT. IN THICKNESS EXTEND DOWNDIP. 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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