| Deposit ID | 10097853 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009522 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Austin-Amazon Mines Includes High Point Extension |
| Alternate or previous names | Austin-Amazon Group Patented In 1918, Claims, Amazon, Bernice, Frankie, Bull Dog, Aldorado, Wilma, Wilma No. 2, Pacific Nos. 1 To 6: Claim Patented In 1897, Austin No.2 |
| Related records | 10198854 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.46006, 32.61373 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2050 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES S44W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burro Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(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)
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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 019S | 016W | 35 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite;Tyrone Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite;Tyrone Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.46006, 32.61373 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineralization Occurs Along The Northeast Striking Austin-Amazon Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 TO 55 E |
| Dip | 65 TO 75 NW |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1960 |
| District name | Burro Mountains District: Iron Gulch And Willow Creek Areas |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tejano Mining Co. |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. L. Osmer,R. J. Mccoun, J. A. Dogendorf |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009522 |
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83,P. 63-65, FIG.5
HEDLUND,D.C.,1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1040
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINLETS AND FRACTURE FILLINGS IN ORE SHOOTS WHICH WERE STOPED AN AVERAGE OF 8 FT. IN WIDTH. 14 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 499 AND 1752 COVERING ABOUT 255 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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