| Deposit ID | 10010029 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003379 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nellie Bly Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nellie Bly Group: Claims Patented In 1914, Nellie Bly, Brother Gardner, Baltimore, Independence, Billy A |
| Related records | 10222894 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.76063, 32.25069 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1387 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7.5 MILES S 25 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 024S | 019W | 01,02 | NW4 (01); NE4 (02) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| (1) | -108.76063, 32.25069 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHEAST |
| Dip | NORTHWEST |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Pyramid Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joe Landrum, W.F. Rowlee And L.L. Osmer |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Susquehanna Mining Co. |
| Home office | Sharon Hill, Pa. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Year | 1910 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1909-1910 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003379 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 334
JONES, F.A., 1907 ENG. AND MINING JOUR., VOL 85, P. 444-445
LASKY, S.G., 1938 USGS BULL 885, P. 59-60
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1505 COVERING 89.623 ACRES. |
| Deposit | 1880-1905 PRODUCED $20,000 WORTH OF CU, AU, & AG, WITH 1 OZ AG : 1 % CU. ; 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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