Princess Mine

Past Producer in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10296124
MRDS ID D009726
MAS/MILS ID 0350170433
Record type Site
Current site name Princess Mine
Related records 10101821

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.09751, 32.80181 (WGS84)
Elevation 1960
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 017 S 012 W 28 C New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andradite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hedenbergite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Ilvaite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Marialite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.09751, 32.80181

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.5M
    Length 61M
    Width 30M
    Area 3HA
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 100
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3
    Date of Last Modification 810730

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Central District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cobre Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • COBRE MINING CO MINE OFC ADDRESS: 303 FIERRO RD, HANDOVER, NM 88041. METALLIC VENTURES ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN EXCEPT THE IS LOCATED IN RENO, NV.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES GIVEN AS MINABLE TONNAGE (CONSIDER 5% DILUTION AND 100% RECOVERY). GIVEN BY COMPANY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 477M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 136
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25.43
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 244
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINE TRANS COST INCLUDED IN MINE OPERATING COSTS.
  • HISTORICAL MINE CAPACITY 136 MTPD. MINE METHOD - OPEN STOPE BASICALLY A MODIFIED ROOM AND PILLAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    HERNON, ROBERT M., AND W. R. JONES. ORE DEPOSTS OF THE

  • Geology

    CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. IN ORE

  • Geology

    DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967 (AIME GRATON-

  • Geology

    SALES VOL), V. 2, 1968, PP. 1212-1237.

  • Geology

    LASKY, S. G. AND HOAGLAND. A. D. CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT,

  • Geology

    NEW MEXICO, IN SYMPOSUM ON THE GEOLOGY, PARAGENESIS, AND

  • Geology

    RESERVES OF THE ORES OF LEAD AND ZINC, 18TH INT. GEOL.

  • Geology

    CONG., LONDON, 1948, PP. 97-110.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-95 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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External references