| Deposit ID | 10009215 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001964 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bismuth Lode Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.47729, 32.62706 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2019 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES S 49 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wind Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila 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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 019S | 016W | 27 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bismuth Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuthinite | Ore |
| Bismutite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.47729, 32.62706 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 E |
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1930 |
| District name | Burro Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. O. Gwyn |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 19.81M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001964 |
COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 66-67
HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINLETS AND PODS ALONG A NORTHEAST STRIKING FAULT. ONE PATENTED CLAIM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-75 | Miller, M. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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