| Deposit ID | 10101824 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009778 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Langston Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1896, Langston, Pinos Altos |
| Related records | 10150424 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.86841, 32.84761 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6 MILES N 27 E OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Walker Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 014W | 12 | CENTER OF N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.86841, 32.84761 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 05 TO 25 E |
| Dip | 65 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Pinos Altos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. J. Holmquist |
| Home office | Vanadium, N.M. |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pinos Altos Mining Co. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Overall depth | 66.45M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009778 |
PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 109-118
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71
JONES, W.R., MOORE, S.L., AND PRATT, W.P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN TRENDING N-N15E AND DIPPING 61 NW IN ANDESITE BRECCIA. VEIN HAD SOME VERY RICH POCKETS. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 957 COVERING 10.88 ACRES. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD NUMBER D011744 BY RON WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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