| Deposit ID | 60001676 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006783 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | San Simon District |
| Alternate or previous names | Granite Gap |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.14641, 32.07513 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AT NARROW GAP IN NORTHERN PART OF PELONCILLO MTNS. ON SAN SIMON SIDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gage SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -108.14641, 32.07513 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | PELONCILLO MTN. RANGE, E-W FAULT AT GRANITE GAP |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | SAN SIMON DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SHATTUCK DENN MINING CO. |
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 329-331
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