| Deposit ID | 10174384 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350030004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Squaw Creek Placer - Lode Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Squaw Creek Placer { Lode Deposit |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.96141, 33.4826 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Catron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009 S | 011 W | 34 | NWSE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -107.96141, 33.4826 |
|---|
| Strike | N15W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 15W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 900M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | Taylor Creek |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | La Cruz Development Co |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350030004 |
FRIES, CARL, 1940, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK RANGE, CATRON A
SIERRA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 922-
355-70.
HARLEY, GEORGE T., 1934, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SIE
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES BULL. 10, 2
HARRINGTON, E. R., 1943, TIN IN NEW MEXICO: MINES MAGAZINE,
N. 3, PP. 123, 130.
HILL, J. M., 1921, THE TAYLOR CREEK TIN DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 725, PP. 347-59.
VOLIN, M. E., ET. AL., 1947, CATRON AND SIERRA COUNTIES
TIN DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES R. I. 4068
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JUN-95 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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