| Deposit ID | 10097893 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011248 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Montezuma Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims:Montezuma Claims |
| Related records | 10223378 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.40475, 35.3095 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8.8 MILES S 89E OF BERNALILLO, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Placitas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013N | 005E | 34 | N2 OF NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mica Schist | ||||||
| Rock description | Mica Schist | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Arroyo Penasco;Sandia |
| Rock description | Arroyo Penasco;Sandia |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -106.40475, 35.3095 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sandia Uplift-East Side Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Las Huertas Fault And Several Minor Faults Off Of The Las Huertas Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1750 |
| Discoverer | Early Spanish Settlers Or Indians |
| Year of first production | 1750 |
| Year of last production | 1926 |
| District name | Placitas District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wipara Mining Co. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 6, Albuquerque, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Antonio De Las Huertas Grant |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011248 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 27, MAY 5, 1879, P.358
ELLIS, R.W., 1922, UNM BULL 108, GEOL. SER. 3, NO.4, P.40
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P.29-30
KELLEY, V.C. AND S.A. NORTHRUP, 1975, NMBMMR MEM 29, P.100-101
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P.29, TABLE 8
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1700'S |
| Deposit | KELLEY AND NORTHRUP (1975,P.100) GIVE AN EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION OF THE LAS HUERTAS FAULT AND DISPLACEMENTS BUT GIVE NO DESCRIPTION OF THE VEIN SYSTEM ITSELF. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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