| Deposit ID | 10106560 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007917 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waldo Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Waldo-Graphic Mine: Ozark Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.20838, 34.09315 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2220 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18.5 MILES N 82.5 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Salado(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 002S | 004W | 36 | CENTER | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Hedenbergite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Nitt Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Nitt Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group |
| Rock description | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group |
| (1) | -107.20838, 34.09315 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Graphic Fault Block Is Bounded On The East By The Kelly-Graphic Fault Zone And On The West By The Waldo Fault. Smaller Crossfaults Trend Northwest To Southwest. |
| General form | PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Chamberlin |
| Home office | Magdalena, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Home office | 120 Broadway, New York, N.Y. |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2590.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007917 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 33-35
LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139
BLAKESTAD, R.B., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE WALDO-GRAPHIC MINE WAS REPORTED IN 1942 TO CONSIST OF CLAIM HOLDINGS COVERING ABOUT 227 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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