Inman Tin Prospect

Occurrence in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Iron, Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126350
MRDS ID D007100
MAS/MILS ID 0350510051
Record type Site
Current site name Inman Tin Prospect
Related records 10011909

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -107.93871, 33.4198 (WGS84)
Elevation 2323
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 010 S 011 W 22 W2 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -107.93871, 33.4198

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 90W
    Thickness 3M
    Length 5M
    Width 0.3M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N40W:90W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Comments on the geologic information

  • CASSITERITE FOUND WITH HEMATITE IN SMALL STRINGER VEINS. LOCALLY ALTERED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1939

Mining district

District name Taylor Creek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HILL, J. M., 1921, THE TAYLOR CREEK TIN DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 725, PP. 347-59.

  • Deposit

    VOLIN, M. E., ET. AL., 1947, CATRON AND SIERRA COUNTIES TIN

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4068,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references