| Deposit ID | 10296124 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009726 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350170433 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Princess Mine |
| Related records | 10101821 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.09751, 32.80181 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1960 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017 S | 012 W | 28 | C | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| 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 |
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.09751, 32.80181 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 61M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 3HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Stope |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Central District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cobre Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 477M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350170433 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009726 | MAS references MRDS |
HERNON, ROBERT M., AND W. R. JONES. ORE DEPOSTS OF THE
CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. IN ORE
DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967 (AIME GRATON-
SALES VOL), V. 2, 1968, PP. 1212-1237.
LASKY, S. G. AND HOAGLAND. A. D. CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT,
NEW MEXICO, IN SYMPOSUM ON THE GEOLOGY, PARAGENESIS, AND
RESERVES OF THE ORES OF LEAD AND ZINC, 18TH INT. GEOL.
CONG., LONDON, 1948, PP. 97-110.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-95 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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