| Deposit ID | 10010039 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003396 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beck Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | National Mine, Hattie Lee Mine: National Group, Claims, Inez, Marion, Yankee, Gertrude, Blue Mare, Gold Standard, Jessie, Halcyon, Montezuma, Chicago |
| Related records | 10126440 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.04007, 32.26318 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20.5 MILES S 74 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Doubtful Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(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 | 021W | 31 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -109.04007, 32.26318 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | 50-60N |
| Length | 900M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| District name | Steins Pass District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maud J. Fowles |
| Home office | Hacita, N.M. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Beck Silver Mines, Inc. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 275, Lordsburg, N.M. |
| First year | 1981 |
| Year | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1934-1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003396 |
LINDGREN, W, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 329
ELSTON, W. E., 1963, NMBMMR OPEN-FILE REPORT, 781 P.
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 88
GILLERMAN, E., 1958 NMBMMR BULL 57, PLATE 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TEN UNPATENTED CLAIMS. VEIN AS MUCH AS 900 M. LONG, TRENDING WNW AND DIPPING 50-60N IN MIDDLE TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS. SOME OXIDIZED ORE IN UPPER LEVELS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-78 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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