Stevenson - Bennett

Prospect in Dona Ana county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150474
MRDS ID D000577
MAS/MILS ID 0350130225
Record type Site
Current site name Stevenson - Bennett
Alternate or previous names Empire Zinc Mine
Related records 10008415

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -106.60057, 32.40233 (WGS84)
Elevation 1671
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dona Ana(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Organ(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jornada Draw(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Dona Ana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 022 S 003 E 11 SE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -106.60057, 32.40233

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Torpedo Mining Co
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1935

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 14 NE QUARTER

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION ABOUT $1200000

  • Deposit

    DUNHAM K C 1935 NMBM BULL 11 P220

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-95 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references