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Prosper and Cincinnati Claims 1880's

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gold
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  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 10011612
MRDS ID D006644
Record type Site
Current site name Prosper and Cincinnati Claims 1880's
Alternate or previous names Prosper Group Patented In 1904, Claims, Prosper, Cincinnati: Prosper Gold Mining and Milling Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.51282, 32.96678 (WGS84)
Elevation 1631
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 20 MILES S 53 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

Hillsboro(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 015S 007W 36 N2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN GRAYBACK GULCH JUST NORTHEAST OF THE CHANCE MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.51282, 32.96678
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Is Associated With The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized As Fissure-Fillings.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Hillsboro District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner North Percha Mining Co.
    First year 1931

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 19.81M
    Overall depth 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1902 CONSISTED OF A 160 FT. SHAFT, A 65 FT. TUNNEL, MANY SHALLOW SHAFTS, OPENCUTS AND SHORT DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 159

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1132 COVERING 28.2256 ACRES.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S

Reporter information

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

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