| Deposit ID | 10011710 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006813 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Monument Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Monument Group, Black Range Tunnel: Patented Claim Silver Monument, Unpatented Claims Cuba Libre, Oversight Nos. 1 and 2, Connection Nos. 1 and 2 |
| Related records | 10224298 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.81089, 33.33566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2240 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 36 MILES N 65 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 | W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Result | COMPILATION OF ASSAY RESULTS GAVE VALUES RANGING FROM 6 OZ TO 54 OZ AG/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.01 OZ TO 0.5 OZ AU/TON |
| Result | 1 % TO 10 % CU |
| Result | HIGH ALUMINA AND IRON CONTENT MAKE THE CRUDE ORE UNDESIRABLE FOR USE AS A FLUX OR DILUENT. |
| 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) | -107.81089, 33.33566 |
|---|
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 NORTH |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Louisiana Land And Exploration Co. |
| Home office | 1600 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80202 |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Overall depth | 144.78M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006813 |
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 | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS IN A VEIN RANGING FROM 2 FT. TO 8 FT. WIDE. THREE SHOOTS EXPOSED IN THE MINE WORKINGS PITCH STEEPLY TO THE EAST AND G.T. HARLEY, 1934, REPORTED SURFACE OUTCROPS INDICATING AT LEAST THREE MORE SHOOTS. THE MAIN MASS OF THE VEIN CONSISTS OF BRECCIATED AND ALTERED ANDESITE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM COVERING 16.89 ACRES MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 485 AND FIVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 70 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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