| Deposit ID | 10097844 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Eagle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims, Golden Eagle, Perseverance |
| Related records | 10126012 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.80981, 33.41453 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 21.25 MILES S 08 W OF RESERVE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mogollon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila 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 | Catron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 019W | 28 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Last Chance Andesite;Fanney Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Last Chance Andesite;Fanney Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | Lower middle Tertiary rhyolitic to dacitic pyroclastic rocks of the Datil Group, ash-flow tuffs |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineralization Occurs Along A Northwest-Striking Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | GOLDEN ARROW VEIN N 20 TO 30 W |
| Dip | 67 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mogollon Mountains Area: Mogollon District: Cooney District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sill Gamul |
| Home office | Mogollon, N.M. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009028 |
SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63, P. 291
FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, P. 81
METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 41
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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