| Deposit ID | 10174945 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36113 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350170662 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meershaum Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bates Meershaum Mine |
| Related records | 10062593, 10271749 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.18982, 33.04981 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1902 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperas Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(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)
Gila Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 014 S | 013 W | 28 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.18982, 33.04981 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bates, A. M. |
| Home office | Kansas |
| Year | 1944 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350170662 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36113 | MAS references MRDS |
SURVEY NO. 2175
COMMODITY IS SEPIOLITE (MEERSCHAUM)
HOLMQUIST, R. J. USBM, WMM 1943
NMBM INDEX
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-OCT-95 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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