| Deposit ID | 10100561 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701439 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plata Verde Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.92218, 30.8774 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 12 MI (19 KM) SSW OF VAN HORN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hudspeth(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bass Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Livermore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marfa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cibolo-Red Light(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hudspeth |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Acanthite | Ore |
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | ANOMALOUSLY ENRICHED IN CU, AG, PB, AS, MB, ZN, CD, AND PERHAPS U |
|---|---|
| Result | NOT ENRICHED IN GOLD. |
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Hueco Limestone |
| Rock description | Hueco Limestone |
| (1) | -104.92218, 30.8774 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Occurs In Horst, Which Has As Its Western Boundary The Rim Rock Fault, A Major Structure In The Region. |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 44 W |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Van Horn Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701439 |
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.
PRICE, J.G., 1982, GEOLOGY OF THE PLATA VERDE MINE, HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR 70, 34 P. 2
FIELD WORK BY J.G. PRICE (TX BEG) APRIL 198
CIMRI
PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983, P. 75
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS LENSES OF LOW TO HIGH-GRADE ORE IN A ZONE ABOUT 2500 FT LONG AND 200 FT WIDE THAT APPEARS TO BE EXPLORED TO NO MORE THAN 200 FT DEPTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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