| Deposit ID | 10107958 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006611 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Colt Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1891, Black Colt |
| Related records | 10199198 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.71921, 32.93594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2179 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 32 MILES S 65 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(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)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 009W | 12 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Alabandite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Rhodonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group;Fusselman Dolomite |
| Rock description | Magdalena Group;Fusselman Dolomite |
| (1) | -107.71921, 32.93594 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northwest Striking Bullion Fault |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Kingston District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Great Western Minerals, Ltd. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Roy Tiery. |
| Home office | Hillsboro, N.M. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006611 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC 8030, P. 100-101
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
5) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
L.L. FARNHAM, 1961 P. 100
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST STRIKING FAULTS AND FRACTURES NEAR CONTACT OF LIMESTONE AND ANDESITE. 1 PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY 618 COVERS 13.3 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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