| Deposit ID | 10011715 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006819 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baso Four Claims 1942 |
| Alternate or previous names | Lava Gap Prospect 1925: Principal Claims, Baso Four No. 1, Baso Four No. 2 |
| Related records | 10273037 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.46863, 33.40844 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 50 MILES N 68 E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Capitol Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 005E | 30 | SW | New Mexico |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE ASSAYED 86.1 % CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 8.4 % BASO4 |
| Result | 3.0 % CACO3 |
| Result | 0.4 % SIO4. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Madera Formation |
| Rock description | Madera Formation |
| (1) | -106.46863, 33.40844 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Strikes N 20 E And Dips Nearly Vertically. |
| Strike | N 20 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 804.65M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1926 |
| District name | San Andres Mountains District |
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| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. B. Hanson And N. C. Smith |
| First year | 1926 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blanchard S. Hanson |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 1.22M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006819 |
JOHNSON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 121-122
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 117
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P. 19
F. E. WILLIAMS, 1966 P. 117
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN RANGES FROM 2 FT. TO 5 FT. WIDE AND GRADES PROGRESSIVELY TO MOSTLY BARITE NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE WORKINGS. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1920'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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