| Deposit ID | 10099716 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016614 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bromide Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1892, Bromide, Hutchison, Dillon Tunnel |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.16141, 36.63948 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MILES S 80 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA. Comments suggest coordinates, near center of section line between secs. 23 & 26, are for the center of the claim. No visible workings on topo or imagery. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burned Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N | 007E | 23,26 | S2 (23); N2 (26) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bromyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Moppin Metavolcanic Series | ||||
| Rock description | Moppin Metavolcanic Series | ||||
| |||||
| Claim (1) | -106.16141, 36.63948 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Schistosity Parallels Compositional Layering And Trends N 60 W And Dips 70 Sw. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 TO 70 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Discoverer | D.M. Field And J.M. Bonnett |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Bromide No. 2 District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bromide Mining Co. (1890'S); J. N. Eddy, Sterling Lord, And Charles Besre |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John N. Eddy, Santa Fe, N. M. (1960'S) |
| Home office | Santa Fe, NM |
| Year | 1968 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Overall depth | 42.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016614 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350390183 | =newMRDS 10271812, merged and deleted |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350390018 | =newMRDS 10126063, merged and deleted. |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: USGS PP 68, P. 125, 130-133.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA and NMBM MINES INDEX.
JONES F.A. 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS., SANTA FE, P. 163.
NM STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, ANNUAL REPORT, 44TH, 1956, P. 38, 52.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS, VEINLETS, AND LENSES OF MINERALIZATION WHICH TREND NORTHWEST PARALLEL TO THE SCHISTOSITT OF THE HOST ROCK. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 809 COVERING 20.51 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-76 | Weeks, Robert | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0350390018=newMRDS 10126063 |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | MAS 0350390183=newMRDS 10271812 |
| Editor | 22-NOV-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted MAS 0350390018=newMRDS 10126063 and MAS 0350390183=newMRDS 10271812 |
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