| Deposit ID | 10010006 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003348 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Anita Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tom Group: Anita Group, Claims, Anita Nos. 1 To 9 |
| Related records | 10247667 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.76285, 32.31929 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4 MILES S 68 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gary(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023S | 019W | 11 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.76285, 32.31929 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ted Brannon And Marvin Fuller |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Werner Lake Nickel Mines, Ltd. |
| Home office | Toronto, Can. |
| First year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 249.94M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003348 |
LASKY, S. G., 1938, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LORDSBURG MINING DISTRICT, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 885, 62P.
FLEGE, R.F., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 62, P. 26-29
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NINE CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2184. LINKED VEIN SYSTEM ALONG GRANODIORITE-ANDESITE CONTACT TRENDING EAST, BUT CHANGING TO NE TOWARD EAST END. |
| Deposit | VALUE 1927-1931 - $115,000, ALSO PRODUCTION IN 1946-1962 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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