| Deposit ID | 10101439 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003358 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cobra Negra Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Cobre Negro Mine: Claims Patented In 1914, Cobra Negra, Black Sam, Tom Cat, Black Copper |
| Related records | 10150108 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.76369, 32.30456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1414 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4.5 MILES S 47 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gary(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023S | 019W | 14 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.76369, 32.30456 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHEAST |
| Dip | SOUTHEAST |
| Thickness | 1.37M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. E. Foster |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1925 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | North American Mining Co. : Susquehanna Mining Co. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003358 |
LASKY, S. G., 1938, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LORDSBURG MINING DISTRICT, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 885, 62P
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 335
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1504 COVERING 66.044 ACRES. ON VEIN TRENDING NE, JUST NORTH OF SW END OF EMERALD VEIN IN ANDESITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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