| Deposit ID | 10011742 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006851 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cliff-L-Embolite Mines 1930's |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims: Cliff, L, Embolite: Ell Cliff Mining and Smelting Co. |
| Related records | 10151362 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.70393, 33.16344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 MILES N85W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sugarloaf Peak(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 | 013S | 008W | 19 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Embolite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -107.70393, 33.16344 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Main Junction Of Pelican Fault With Palomas Chief Fault Occurs On These Claims. The Area Is Extensively Fractured By Faults Trending Northwest To East-West. |
| General form | PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Hermosa (Palomas) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John G. Powell And George W. Ross |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006851 |
JONES, F.A., 1922 PRIVATE REPORT ON THE HERMOSA SILVER MINES CO., PLATE NO. 1
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.95, P.96
JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 49, NO 7, P.759-P.778
JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS AND SHOOTS WITHIN FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES, OR IN BEDS AND POCKETS ALONG GENTLY FOLDED BEDDING PLANES. MOST HIGH GRADE ORE WAS FOUND BELOW IMPERMEABLE SHALE AT INTERSECTIONS OF FAULTS AND FRACTURES. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, MINERAL SURVEY NOS. 369, 914, 1478, COVERING ABOUT 50 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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