| Deposit ID | 10101670 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007094 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ellis Deposit 1910's |
| Related records | 10224206 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.25642, 33.13428 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cuchillo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013S | 004W | 33 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Santa Fe | ||
| Rock description | Santa Fe | ||
| |||
| (1) | Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineralized Solutions Associated With Numerous Hot Springs In This Area. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | EAST |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tower Mining And Refining Co. |
| First year | 1954 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007094 |
WELLS, E.H., 1918 NMBMMR BULL 2, P. 61-63
KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, P. 208-209, FIG. 2
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P 111-113
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 111
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT OCCURRED AS A REPLACEMENT OF SAND GRAINS AND AS A CEMENTING MATERIAL IN A SEMI-CONSOLIDATED BED OF SANDSTONE DIPPING VERY GENTLY EAST. THE HIGHER GRADE PORTION OF THE DEPOSIT COVERED AN AREA ROUGHLY 800 FT. LONG BY 200 FT. WIDE AND WAS FROM 10 FT. TO 20 FT. THICK. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1910'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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