| Deposit ID | 10009946 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003247 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cunningham Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Cunningham Hill Deposit, Ortiz Open-Pit Mine, South Tunnel, Delores Tunnel, Upper and Lower Wagon Tunnel, Shafts 1-5 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.13668, 35.34034 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2179 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 27.0 MILES S 24 W OF SANTA FE, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Golden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013N | 008E | 19 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mesaverde Quartzite;Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Mesaverde Quartzite;Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Mesaverde Quartzite |
| Rock description | Mesaverde Quartzite |
| (1) | -106.13668, 35.34034 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ortiz Basin Stock; Tijeras Fault System |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | An Irregular Breccia Pipe; Ortiz Basin Stock |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 76.2M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1828 |
| Discoverer | Indians Or Early Spanish Settlers |
| Year of first production | 1828 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Old Placers District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Fields Mining Corp. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 97, Cerrillos, Nm |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Potter And Sims |
| Home office | Albuquerque, Nm |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003247 |
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 21-28
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 167-170.
CRANE, G.W., 1937, "REPORT ON CUNNINGHAM MINE, ORTIZ MINE GRANT, SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO", PRIVATE REPT TO THEORTIZ GRANT MINES CORP., ALBUQUERQUE, NM, MAY 31, 1937.
DALE, V.B AND W.A. MCKINNEY, 1959, USBM RI-5517
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NBMMR BULL 81, P. 43-49
NICHOLSON, M.E., 1979, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 30TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 27-28
WRIGHT, A., 1983, NBMG REPT. 36, P. 42-51
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
USGS MRDS FILE, 1984
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE IS FOUND IN AN IRREGULAR BRECCIA PIPE. THE BRECCIA PIPE IS COMPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT MESAVERDEQUARTZITE AND ARGILLITE CLASTS AND 10 PERCENT LATITE PORPHYRY FRAGMENTS. CONTACTS OF THE BRECCIA WITH THE MESAVERDE SEDIMENTS ARE COMMONLY VERY SHARP. THE ORE ZONE IS ZONED VERTICALLY. |
| Deposit | THE ORTIZ OPEN-PIT MINE IS NOW BEING WORKED ON TOP OF THE OLD CUNNINGHAM MINE WORKINGS. SEE MRDS RECORD NO. D007829 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: ABOUT 1828 (OFFICIALY) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1978 | Hasler, J. William | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1984 | Murray, Diane | U.S. Geological Survey |
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