| Deposit ID | 10107965 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006825 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Covington Group 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Hell Canyon Claims 1948 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.59032, 33.33677 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 24.5 MILES N 54 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
Chise(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011S | 007W | 19,20 | SE (19) OF SW (20) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group |
| Rock description | Magdalena Group |
| (1) | -107.59032, 33.33677 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractured Limestone Along Porphyry Contact And North Trending Shear Zone. |
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Sierra Cuchillo District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | T. C. Parker, Cuchillo Mines Co. |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Dzurek |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 7.62M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006825 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 114, P. 120-123
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG THE PORPHYRY-LIMESTONE CONTACT TRENDING DUE EAST, AND WITHIN A NORTH TRENDING SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE CLAIM GROUP. SHEAR ZONE MINERALIZATION IS ABOUT 12 FT. WIDE AND ALTERATION ABOUT 50 FT. WIDE. OXIDIZED ORES GIVE WAY TO SULFIDES AT ABOUT 20 FT. DEPTH. LIMESTONE IS FRACTURED FOR A DISTANCE OF 100 FT. NORTH OF THE PORPHYRY CONTACT AND MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG THE CONTACT FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3000 FT. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 60 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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