| Deposit ID | 10014237 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010917 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jaw Bone Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1900 and 1905, Jaw Bone, Detroit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.2392, 36.72781 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3062 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17.5 MILES N 83 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burned Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 029N | 007E | 19 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Moppin Metavolcanic Series | ||||
| Rock description | Moppin Metavolcanic Series | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.2392, 36.72781 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHWEST |
| Dip | 65 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | George Gallup And Peter Mcrae |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1903 |
| District name | Hopewell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jaw Bone Mining Co. |
| First year | 1903 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dodson Minerals Corp. |
| Home office | Socorro, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010917 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 126-128
BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 83-85
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 1044 AND 1121 COVERING A TOTAL OF 20.02 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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