| Deposit ID | 10100554 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701216 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 480430055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waldron Workings in Sec. 40 |
| Alternate or previous names | Waldron Mine, Section 40 |
| Related records | 10227447 |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.68944, 29.324 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 975 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 MI (8 KM) W OF TERLINGUA. Location uncertain. In Sec. 40, "directly across the draw from the Rio Grande Furnace." (PP-312, p. 92) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brewster(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Amarilla Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chisos Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Terlingua(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brewster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Santa Elena Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Santa Elena Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| Approximate (1) | -103.68944, 29.324 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Terlingua Mercury District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Waldron Quicksilver Properties |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | 80 ft shaft |
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701216 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 480430055 | =newMRDS 10227447, merged and deleted. |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.
USGS PP 312, P. 92.
EXAMINED BY C.P. ROSS AND OTHERS, 193
Chester, J.W., 1965, Mercury in Texas, in U.S. Bureau of Mines, Mercury Potential of the United States: USBM IC-8252.
CIMRI
PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Dates for production did not come from PP-312. Uncertain what the source of information is. |
| Deposit | CINNABAR REPLACES CLAY MATRIX AND FILLS OPEN SPACE IN A SOLUTION-COLLAPSE BRECCIA TRENDING N60-65E |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD INCLUDES INFORMATION FROM DUPLICATE RECORD M054798 BY JOCELYN A. PETERSON (76 09) WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1990-03-01 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-09-01 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-02 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10227447. |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Garner | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0480430055 = 10227447. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.