| Deposit ID | 60000951 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045546 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Jicarilla Gold Placers |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.67305, 33.8615 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | IN LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST. WITHIN JICARILLA MOUNTAINS. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL SHOWN AT HEAD OF ALLUVIAL FAN IN ANCHO GULCH ON TOPO MAP, ACC URATE FOR GENERAL PLACER AREA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Oaks North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln 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 | Lincoln |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -105.67305, 33.8615 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E.M. LYNCH |
| Year | 1958 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | WADE WHITE |
| Home office | SILVER CITY, N.M. |
| Year | 1960 |
ELLIS, R.W., 1930, NEW MEXICO MINERAL DEPOSITS EXCEPT FUELS: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BULLETIN 167, GEOLOGICAL SERIES, V. 4, NO. 2, P. 60.
NORTHROP, S.A., 1959, MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO, REVISED EDITION: ALBUQUERQUE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, 404 P.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1348, P. 12-13.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 183-184.
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, P. 77-79.
SEGERSTROM, KENNETH, AND RYBERG, G.E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND PLACER-GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE JICARILLA MOUNTAINS, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1308, 25 P., PL. 1.
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