| Deposit ID | 10097874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010608 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Three Bears Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Three Bears Group: Claims Patented In 1890, Grizzly Bear, Cinna Mon Bear, Brown Bear |
| Related records | 10248280 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.10361, 32.39485 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1326 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 35.75 MILES S14W OF ALAMOGORDO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Otero(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orogrande North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Otero |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 022S | 008E | 15 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Gobbler Formation |
| Rock description | Gobbler Formation |
| (1) | -106.10361, 32.39485 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| Year of last production | 1905 |
| District name | Orogrande District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Three Bears Mining Co. And Jarilla Copper Co. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Bar Mines Co. And Homan Arnold |
| Home office | El Paso, Tx. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 160.02M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010608 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 86-187
SCHMIDT, P.G., AND CRADDOCK, C., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 82, P.44, PLATE 1
BEANE, R.E, JARAMILLO, L.E., AND BLOOM, M.S., 1975 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 2 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 151-156
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS DISCONTINUOUS SHOOTS AND POCKETS. A SHOOT ON TH E SECOND LEVEL OF THE MINE WAS STOPED FOR A LENGTH OF 50 TO 60 FT., A WIDTH OF 15 TO 20 FT., AND AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 4 FT.. THREE PATENT ED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 534, 535, AND 536 COVERING 59.13 ACRE S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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