| Deposit ID | 10097914 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011669 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Paso Mine |
| Related records | 10150661 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.07144, 32.82511 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 012W | 22 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Lake Valley |
| Rock description | Lake Valley |
| (1) | -108.07144, 32.82511 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fierro-Hanover District |
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1937-1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE FE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^56% Fe Avg Grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011669 |
KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P. 112-113.
HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 29.
SCHILLING, J. H., 1964, NMBM BULL. 76, P. 50.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF MISSISSIPPIAN LAKE VALLEY LIMESTONE ALONG EAST SIDE OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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