| Deposit ID | 60001672 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006775 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Kingston District |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Range |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.7173, 32.93341 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EAST SLOPE OF THE BLACK RANGE; AREA IS APPROX. 9 MILES LONG AND 4 MILES WIDE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(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)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -107.7173, 32.93341 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | LOW ARCHES, FAULT SCARP WITH APPROX. 500 FT DISPLACEMENT |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | ORDO. LIMESTONE DIP-20 DEG EAST FLANK OF BLACK MTNS. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | A Party Of Prospectors |
| Year of first production | 1883 |
| District name | KINGSTON DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J.H. MOFFIT |
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, P. 94.
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 268-270
USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUR MINES BULL. 87 P. 139-149.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.