| Deposit ID | 10009936 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003230 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rickardite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rickardite Claim, Jim Fisk Claim, Jim Fisk Mine |
| Related records | 10125786 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.56529, 32.45624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES N 54 E OF LAS CRUCES. |
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)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021S | 004E | 29,30 | NW (29); NE (30) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Rickardite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -106.56529, 32.45624 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Axes Of Minor Folds Plunge Northwest And Dip About 30 Degrees. |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 25 TO 35 |
| Plunge direction | NORTHWEST |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Organ District: San Augustin Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperative Mines, Inc. |
| Home office | La Madera, N.M. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | White Sands Missile Range |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003230 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P 238
ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, 39 PAGES
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE CLAIM. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-78 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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