| Deposit ID | 10011727 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006833 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vindicator-West Contact Group 1890's |
| Alternate or previous names | Vindicator Mine |
| Related records | 10175649 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.60282, 33.36204 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2240 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 26 MILES N52W 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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011S | 007W | 7,18 | W2 (07); N2 (18) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Galena | 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) | -107.60282, 33.36204 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Limestone-Porphyry Contact Trends North To Northwest And Dips About 25 East. |
| General form | PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Sierra Cuchillo District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mcdaniel Investment Co. |
| Home office | Box 206 Monticello, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Koepke |
| Home office | Winston, N.M. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 100.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006833 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 118-119
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FRACTURES AND AS SHOOTS AND PODS LOCATED MAINLY IN THE TOP OF SMALL FOLDS IN LIMESTONE ALONG THE CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING MONZONITE. REPORTED 33 CLAIMS LOCATED OVER A DISTANCE OF 7000 FT ALONG THE MINERALIZED CONTACT ZONE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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