| Deposit ID | 60001670 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006773 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Organ District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.60057, 32.40013 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EMPIRE ZINC MINE CORRESPONDS WITH THE STEPHENSON-BENNETT MINE IN LITERATURE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Organ(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jornada Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| (1) | -106.60057, 32.40013 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | LACCOLITH, POST-MINERALIZATION EAST-WEST FAULTING |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | BATHOLITH-GRANITE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1847 |
| Discoverer | By Mexicans |
| Year of first production | 1847 |
| District name | ORGAN DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | TORPEDO MINING CO. |
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 205-213.
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS N. MEX. SCH. MINES 11: 272 PAGES.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.