| Deposit ID | 10010050 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003414 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Mountain Mine |
| Related records | 10126259 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.02424, 32.21096 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1318 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MILES S 63 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Vanar(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 | 024S | 021W | 17,20 | S2 (17); N2 (20) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | 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) | -109.02424, 32.21096 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
| Dip | 65 SOUTH |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1904 |
| District name | San Simon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Gold And Silver Mining Co. |
| First year | 1919 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003414 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P. 331
DREWES, H., AND THORMAN, C.H., 1980 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1220
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
ELSTON, W. E., 1963, NMBMMR OPEN-FILE REPORT, 781 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 25 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1919. SMALL VEINS TRENDING ENE IN CRETACEOUS OR TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS. |
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE. MINE CLOSED ABOUT 1904 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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