| Deposit ID | 10011716 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006820 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Knife Group 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Prospectors Delight Mine |
| Related records | 10272590 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.59699, 33.35288 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 MILES N 53 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
Chise(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011S | 007W | 18 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group |
| Rock description | Magdalena Group |
| (1) | -107.59699, 33.35288 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Slightly Folded Sedimentary Rocks Strike N 20 W And Dip 25 Ne. Axes Of Small Folds Pitch Down Dip. |
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Length | 6.1M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Sierra Cuchillo District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sierra Minerals And Milling Corp. |
| Home office | Box 13 Cuchillo, N.M |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. H. Laidlaw |
| First year | 1933 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006820 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 114, P. 119-120
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, SANTA FE, N.M., P. 101
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS PODS AND SHOOTS ALONG LIMESTONE-PORPHYRY CONTACT IN CROSS FRACTURES LOCATED MAINLY IN THE TOPS OF SLIGHTLY FOLDED LIMESTONE. ORE SHOOTS ARE GENERALLY ABOUT 2 FT. WIDE, FROM 3 FT. TO 20 FT. LONG, AND PITCH DOWN THE DIP OF THE BEDS. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 60 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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