| Deposit ID | 10011708 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Era Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | New Era Group: Patented Claims, New Era, Lucky Lode |
| Related records | 10151316 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.80533, 33.33566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 35 MILES N 64 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lookout Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011S | 009W | 19 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | HIGH GRADE HAND SORTED ORE GAVE ABOUT 17 % CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 161 OZ TO 256 OZ AG/TON |
| 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) | -107.80533, 33.33566 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1947 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ferguson, T. R. |
| Home office | Winston, N.M. |
| First year | 1947 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006808 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-266
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-90
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS REPORTED TO AVERAGE ABOUT 5 FT. IN WIDTH. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1236 COVERING 37.873 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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