| Deposit ID | 10101862 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010688 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North and South Homestake Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Homestake Mines: Claims Patented In 1884, 1891, and 1896, South Homestake, Homestake South, Homestake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.75972, 33.75343 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10.25 MILES N 42 E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lone Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 006S | 011E | 25 | SW OF SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 84 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22b |
| Deposit model name | Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) |
| Mark3 model number | 80 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Mancos Shale |
| Rock description | Mancos Shale |
| (1) | -105.75972, 33.75343 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | White Oaks District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Q. B. Q. Mining Co. |
| Home office | White Oaks, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hudspeth, A. H. (Estate) |
| Home office | Carrizozo, N.M. |
| First year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 441.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010688 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 179-182
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 34-38
DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 33-36
SMITH, C.T., AND BUDDING, A.J., 1959 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-11
SMITH, C.T., 1964 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 15TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 92-99
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN SHOOTS AND POCKETS WITHIN A NORTH TRENDING BRECCIA ZONE. STOPING WIDTH ALONG THE VEIN RANGED FROM 12 IN. TO 25 FT... THREE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 146, 614, AND 621 COVERING 51.245 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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