| Deposit ID | 10101820 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009720 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monarch Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | New York Mine: Unpatented Claim, Monarch, Patented Claims, New York, Good Hope |
| Related records | 10247626 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.177, 32.70595 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8 MILES S 50 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hurley West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 018S | 013W | 27;34 | CENTER OF S2 (27); CENTER OF N2 (34) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite |
| (1) | -108.177, 32.70595 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| District name | Lone Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009720 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 320-321
ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 69
PRATT, W. P., 1967 USGS BULL 1241-E, P. 82-84, PLATE 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
LINDGREN, 1910, P. 321, REPORTED THE MONARCH MINE WAS THE PRINCIPAL PRODUCER OF THE LONE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM AND TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 847 AND 848 COVERING A TOTAL OF ABOUT 58 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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