Sierra Cuchillo

Unknown in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity 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 10198798
MRDS ID W016587
MAS/MILS ID 0350510054
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Cuchillo
Alternate or previous names Cuchillo Negro
Related records 60001709

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.5559, 33.2707 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chise(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 012 S 007 W New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION OF REPORTED TIN DEPOSITS UNKNOWN. DEPOSITS SI TO TAYLOR CREEK TIN DEPOSITS. TIN FOUND AS LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcedony Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.5559, 33.2707

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chloride

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, GEORGE T., 1934, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SIE

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 10. PP

  • Deposit

    124.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 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