| Deposit ID | 10097876 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010692 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Renowned O.K. Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Renowned Mine: Claim Patented In 1891, Renowned O.K. |
| Related records | 10272144 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.78694, 33.47289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2400 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 13 MILES S 25 E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nogal Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruidoso(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Hondo(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
White Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 011E | 03 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sierra Blanca Volcanics;Rialto Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Sierra Blanca Volcanics;Rialto Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.78694, 33.47289 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Located Adjacent To The Southern Margin Of The Rialto Stock. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 TO 85 W |
| Dip | 65 TO 75 SW |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | Rolla Wells |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Nogal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Copper Corp. |
| Home office | C.E. Degner, Presidentcarrizozo, Nm. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Copper Corp. |
| Home office | C.E. Degner, Presidentcarrizozo, Nm. |
| First year | 1964 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010692 |
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 53-54, PLATE 7
THOMPSON, T.B., 1973 NMBMMR CIRC 123, P. 12-16, FIGURES 2 AND 11
SEGERSTROM, K., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1979 USGS BULL 1453, P. 44, PLATE 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 649 COVERING 19.918 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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