| Deposit ID | 10097852 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009513 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Paddy Ford Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | Wisconsin Group Patented In 1920, Claims, Paddy Ford, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Nos.2 and 3, Albertine, Fritze, Janet D. |
| Related records | 10271592 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.35979, 32.55206 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1821 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16.5 MILES S 17 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Signal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 020S | 015W | 23 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.35979, 32.55206 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along Several Northeast Striking Faults. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 E |
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1914 |
| District name | White Signal District: Southern Burro Mountains |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. O. Prevost And Fred Prevost |
| Home office | White Signal, N.M. |
| First year | 1914 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fritz Bock (Estate) |
| Home office | Stanton, Neb. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009513 |
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 95-96, PLATE 7
HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1041
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS PODS IN QUARTZ-PYRITE VEINS ALONG NORTHEAST STRIKING FAULTS. SEVEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1774 COVERING ABOUT 140 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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