| Deposit ID | 10101821 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009726 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Princess Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Princess Group: Claims, Princess, Sitting Bull, Sitting Bull No. 2, Sitting Bull No. 3 |
| Related records | 10296124 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.09061, 32.8015 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 11 MILES N 80 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 012W | 28 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Lake Valley Limestone;Oswaldo Formation;Syrena |
| Rock description | Lake Valley Limestone;Oswaldo Formation;Syrena |
| (1) | -108.09061, 32.8015 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1969 |
| District name | Central District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co. |
| Home office | Salt Lake City, Ut. |
| First year | 1969 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009726 |
ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 7, 58-59, 61
HERNON, R. M., JONES, W. R., AND MOORE, S. L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306
JONES, W. R., HERNON, R. M., AND MOORE, S. L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
JONES, W.R., AND HERRON, R.M., 1973, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PB 214, 371, P. 14.
SPENCER, A.C., AND PAIGE, SIDNEY, 1935, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 859, P. 69.
AGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2025 COVERING ABOUT 60 ACRES. REPLACEMENT OF PENNSYLVINIAN OSWALDO LIMESTONE AND SYRENA FORMATION SOUTH OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. |
| Deposit | RECORD # D011688 BY CLINT E. SEANOR HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-84 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-90 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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