| Deposit ID | 10009978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003305 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chance Mine |
| Related records | 10296216 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.09144, 32.17819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1417 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20.5 MILES S 72 W OF DEMING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gage(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 024S | 012W | 33 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.09144, 32.17819 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Adjacent To The Northeast Striking Crest Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 E |
| Dip | 60 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Victorio District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. W. Carlson |
| Home office | Deming, N.M. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Victor Smelting And Mining Co. |
| Home office | Gage, N.M. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 548.64M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003305 |
GRISWOLD, G. B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 72, P 79-81
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 290-291
JONES, F. A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS: SANTA FE, N.M., P 184
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1175
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LINGREN, ET AL, 1910, REPORTED A TOTAL PRODUCTION VALUE OF 800000 DOLLARS PRIOR TO 1904 WAS TAKEN FROM THE CHANCE MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 775 COVERING 14.77 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-APR-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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