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St Cloud

Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10151082
MRDS ID D006843
MAS/MILS ID 0350510326
Record type Site
Current site name St Cloud
Related records 10107967

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.7039, 33.3209 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 011 S 008 W 30 C New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.7039, 33.3209
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 75W
    Thickness 4M
    Length 2000M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 860M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N60W:75W
    Minimum Depth to Top 100
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 25
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840227
  • Area 30HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 30
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1968
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1982
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Chloride

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner St. Cloud Mining Co., Subsidiary Of The Goldfield Cor
    ID 2901869
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 0
    Description Metals Recovered & Sold
  • Year 1
    Description Ag, Kg Au, Kg Cu, Mt
  • Year 2
    Description ______ ______ ______
  • Year 1982
    Description 12,705 19.66 643 36100 Mt Ore Mined
  • Year 1983
    Description 29% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
  • Year 1983
    Description 17,068 16.17 993 79042 Mt Ore Mined
  • Year 1984
    Description 4% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
  • Year 1984
    Description 13,026 69.48 634 87012 Mt Ore Mined
  • Year 1985
    Description 7% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
  • Year 1985
    Description 3,742 57.85 111 30080 Mt Ore Mined
  • Year 1986
    Description 87% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
  • Year 1986
    Description 3,024 23.98 12 16452 Mt Ore Mined

Comments on the production information

  • RESERVE GIVEN FROM GOLDFIELDS SEC FORM 10-K REPORT,12/31/91, P. 4 1982 - 1986 PRODUCTION FROM GOLDFIELD CORP ANN REPT, 1982-86 MINE CLOSED IN MAY 1986 DUE TO DECLINING AG PRICES.
  • ACTUALLY, COPPER AND GOLD RECOVERIES ARE ESTIMATED AT 87.5 PERCENT, LEAD RECOV. AT 20.8 PERCENT, AND ZN RECOV. AT 15.8 PERCENT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 344000mt ore
    Demonstrated 344000mt ore
    Total resources 344000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 214 g/mt Silver Major 1992
    Gold Au 0.99 g/mt Gold Minor 1992
    Copper Cu 0.76 wt-pct Copper Minor 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Measured 408356mt ore
    Demonstrated 408356mt ore
    Total resources 408356mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 198 g/mt Silver Major 1987
    Gold Au 1.2 g/mt Gold Minor 1987
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Minor 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE GIVEN FROM GOLDFIELDS SEC FORM 10-K REPORT,12/31/91, P. 4

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Swell Factor .75
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 95
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 4
    Length of Inclines (m) 427
    Slope of Inclines 8
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 363
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 28.7
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reference

    FREEMAN, P. S. AND R. H. HARRISON. GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Reference

    OF THE ST. CLOUD SILVER DEPOSIT, SIERRA COUNTY, NEW

  • Reference

    MEXICO. AVAILABLE FROM ST. CLOUD MINING COMPANY, TRUTH

  • Reference

    OR CONSEQUENCES, N. M., 1983 (?), 3 PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION. 1991 ANNUAL REPORT PP. 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MEXICO. PAPER PRESENTED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE GEOLOGICAL

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOCIETY, NOV. 2, 1982, 7 PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GOLDFIELD CORPORATION 1986 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 2.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. GOLDFIELD AGREES TO MAJOR INVEST-

  • Deposit

    MENT BY N. B. HUNT, MARCH 29, 1980, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION NEWS. GOLDFIELD COMPLETES NEW MILL

  • Deposit

    AT ST. CLOUD SILVER MINE, SEPT. 1983, 2 PP.

  • Deposit

    THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION. 1981 ANNUAL REPORT, 4 PP.

  • Deposit

    THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION. 1980 ANNUAL REPORT, 5 PP.

  • Deposit

    THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION NEWS. THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION

  • Deposit

    ANNOUNCES EARNINGS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1983, 3 PP.

  • Deposit

    ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. 50% OF N. M. SILVER MINE ACQUIRED BY

  • Deposit

    HUNT DAUGHTER, JUNE 27, 1980.

  • Deposit

    NEW MEXICO PAYDIRT. GOLDFIELD'S ST. CLOUD TO PRODUCE ONE

  • Deposit

    MILLION OUNCES OF SILVER A YEAR, NOV. 3, 1983.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. GOLDFIELD ANNOUNCES OPTION

  • Deposit

    AGREEMENT DRILLING RESULTS, MARCH 28, 1981, P. 5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-95 Amaro, R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/19/1989
MSHA mine ID2901869
Mine name (MSHA)St Cloud
Current operatorSt Cloud Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Equalizer Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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