| Deposit ID | 10011733 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006840 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Napolean-Rosa Lee Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Napolean, Rosa Lee |
| Related records | 10297208 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.21448, 33.02817 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7.5 MILES S15E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palomas Gap(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015S | 004W | 2 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Vanadinite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.21448, 33.02817 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures Appear To Be Transverse Adjustments To Regional Faulting. |
| Strike | N 70 TO 75 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Southwest Land And Coal Co. ; Vanadium Mines Co. ; Great American Co. |
| First year | 1906 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006840 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.204-207
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H. AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P.161
KELLEY, V.C. AND SILVER, C., 1952 UNIV OF N.M. PUB NO 4, P. 198-218
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.106
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FOUR NORTHEAST STRIKING MINERALIZED VEINS. THE MAIN VEIN RANGES FROM 4 FT. TO 6 FT. WIDE WITH PRODUCTIVE MINERALIZATION VARYING FROM 1.5 FT. TO 3 FT. WIDE. IN PLACES NEAR THE SURFACE THE VEIN IS OPEN TEXTURED OR SPONGY AND DISSOLUTION CAVITIES ARE COMMON. PRODUCTIVE MINERALIZATION IN THE OTHER VEINS IS MINOR AND USUALLY LESS THAN 1.5 FT. WIDE. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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