Caledonia Mine 1880's

Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011590
MRDS ID D006617
Record type Site
Current site name Caledonia Mine 1880's
Related records 10272979

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.7181, 32.93733 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 32 MILES S 65 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 016S 009W 12 NE New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THE COMSTOCK CLAIM. WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGSTON, N.M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorargyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Calcite Gangue
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
    Rock description Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.7181, 32.93733

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Deposit Is Bounded By Northwest Striking Picket Spring Fault And Bullion Fault And By Northeast Striking Wipit Fault.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fractures And Replaced Favorable Host Rocks Beneath An Impermeable Shale Layer.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1885
Year of last production 1937

Mining district

District name Kingston District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Shutes, A. E.
    Home office Kingston, N.M.
    First year 1937
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vinyard And Moffett
    Home office Kingston, N.M.
    First year 1937

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 109.73M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1930'S CONSISTED OF A 200 FT. TUNNEL AND A 160 FT. INCLINED TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105

  • Deposit

    HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FRACTURE FILLINGS, WALL ROCK REPLACEMENTS AND IRREGULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN GENTLY FOLDED DOLOMITE OVERLAIN BY SHALE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-81 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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