| Deposit ID | 10111565 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701351 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chinati Mine |
| Related records | 10154378 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.36132, 29.80966 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1298 |
| Relative position | 3 MI (5 KM) W OF SHAFTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Presidio(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shafter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Presidio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cibolo-Red Light(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Presidio |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mina Grande Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Mina Grande Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -104.36132, 29.80966 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| Production years | 1890-1891; 1901-1902; 1915-1916; 1935. |
| District name | Shafter Silver District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dunham Perry |
| First year | 1934 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701351 |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.
USGS BULL 928-B, 125 P.
EXAMINED BY CLYDE P. ROSS, W.E. CARTWRIGHT, AND C.H. COLDWELL IN 1934
CIMRI
PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE MANTOS AT APPROXIMATELY 90-FT (27-M) DEPTH; ORE ALSO ALONG ZONE OF THRUSTING THAT DIPS 30 DEG. TO 45 DEG. N AND ALONG FRACTURE THAT DIPS 75 DEG. N. VEIN THICKNESSES RANGED FROM SEVERAL INCHES TO APPROXIMATELY 3 FT (1 M). GOLD AND SILVER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LEAD, BUT NOT ZINC. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.