| Deposit ID | 10101440 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003363 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Owl Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Baldwin Mine, Aberdeen Claim, Morningstar |
| Related records | 10150508 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.75091, 32.28929 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1440 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4.75 MILES S 31 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 | 24 | NW OF SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | 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) | -108.75091, 32.28929 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
| Dip | 80 SOUTH |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Baldwin Brothers |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. Caraway And Associates |
| Home office | Lordsburg, N.M. |
| First year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003363 |
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, 361 P.
CLARK, K.F., 1970 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 21ST FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 109
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NINE UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION OF CU, AU, AG & PB PRIOR TO 1905 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| 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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