| Deposit ID | 10107968 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006854 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Great Republic Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Great Republic Group: Julia, Keepsake, Triangle, Great Republic |
| Related records | 10198947 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.74589, 33.47566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2170 |
| Relative position | 35 MILES N50W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron Mountain(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 | 010S | 009W | 02 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| 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) | -107.74589, 33.47566 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rich Ore Reported At Intersections Of Ne And Nw Trending Fault Fissures. |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Black Range (Chloride) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tom Gibson |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cole, Charles B. |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006854 |
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P.263, P.266
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.79
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEINS ARE BANDED, FILLED FISSURES. THE MAIN VEIN TRENDS NORTHWEST AND AVERAGES 5 FT IN WIDTH. A SECONDARY SYSTEM OF PARALLEL FISSURES TREND NORTHEAST. OXIDIZED ORES WERE REPORTED TO A DEPTH OF 100 FT AND THE HANGING WALL FRACTURE REPORTED TO CONTAIN MOSTLY SILVER WHILE THE FOOTWALL FRACTURE WAS RICHER IN GOLD. 4 PATENTED CLAIMS COVERING 42.06 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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