Loma Plata Mine

Past Producer in Presidio county in Texas, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10178781
MRDS ID W701361
MAS/MILS ID 0483770013
Record type Site
Current site name Loma Plata Mine
Related records 10085728

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -104.5766, 30.07331 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Presidio(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruidosa Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Marfa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marfa(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Presidio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -104.5766, 30.07331

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Marfa Mining Co
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IRON STAINED CALCAREOUS VEINS TRANSECTING THICK BEDDED

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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