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Slate Mine

Past Producer in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097921
MRDS ID D011717
Record type Site
Current site name Slate Mine
Alternate or previous names Slate Group Patented In 1950, Claims: Slate, Slate Nos. 1 and 2
Related records 10198795

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.12422, 32.78067 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
017S 012W 03 S2 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Colorado
    Rock description Colorado
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.12422, 32.78067
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Slate Fault, Owl-Hobo Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike ENE}
    Dip 70SE}
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Along Faults Near Igneous Intrusive

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name Central District; Fierro-Hanover District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Smelting, Refining, And Mining Co. , U.V. Industries , Sharon Steel Co
    First year 1941
    Last year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1947
    Period -1947
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.006 Opt Au, 0.63 Opt Ag, 0.12% Cu, 2.71% Pb, 7.97% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 8wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 18g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • CARBONATE ORE IS ARGENTIFEROUS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 M. SHAFT, 45 M. OF DRIFTS ON 30 M. LEVEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 132-133.

  • Deposit

    HILLESLAND, L.L., ET. AL., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINERNTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: COBRE MINING CO., UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 22 P.

  • Production

    LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 132-133. HILLESLAND, ET. AL. (1994), P. 2.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ALONG THE SLATE FAULT, A FOOTWALL SPUR OF THE OWL-HOBO FAULT, THAT TRENDS ENE AND DIPS 70SE CUTTING THE CRETACEOUS COLORADO FORMATION AND A CRETACEOUS QUARTZ DIORITE SILL. VEIN IS 8-10 FEET WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-AUG-1984 Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 28-OCT-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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