| Deposit ID | 10097924 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011746 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gila Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.22006, 32.88344 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Twin Sisters(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 016S | 013W | 30 | SE4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -108.22006, 32.88344 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Pinos Altos District |
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| Year | 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1936-1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE ACC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.3% Cu, 1.4% Pb, 0.73 Oz/Ton Au, 5 Oz/Ton Ag. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1953-1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE ACC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^6.7% Cu, 0.5% Zn, 0.01 Oz/Ton Au, 23.5 Oz/Ton Ag. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011746 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DMEA REPORTS (4546)
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DMEA REPORTS (4546).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN HORNBLENDE QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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