| Deposit ID | 10107966 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006834 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | U.S. Treasury Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Principal Claims, U.S. Treasury, White Eagle |
| Related records | 10175144 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.71477, 33.32704 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2152 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30 MILES N64W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Winston(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
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 | 011S | 009W | 25 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bromyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.71477, 33.32704 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northwest Trending Vein Offset By North Trending Faults. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W |
| Dip | 65 SW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | Tom Dorsey |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1947 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Treasury Mines Co., Edward James |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Treasury Mines Co. |
| Home office | Chloride, N.M. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006834 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P.260-266
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.72-85
MAXWELL, C.H. AND HEYL, A.V., 1980 GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL 1, NO 2, P. 129-133
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS STRINGERS AND SHOOTS OF ORE IN A NORTHWEST TRENDING FISSURE VEIN WHICH RANGES FROM 4 FT. TO 6 FT. WIDE. IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE MAIN SHAFT THE VEIN WIDENS TO ABOUT 20 FT. AND SULFIDE MINERALIZATION BEGINS TO REPLACE OXIDES. 2 CLAIMS, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1098, COVERING 37.774 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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