| Deposit ID | 10011910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007101 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ivanhoe Mine 1880 |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1883, Ivanhoe |
| Related records | 10296941 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.75144, 33.4226 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 36 MILES N 55 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
Sawmill 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
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 009W | 22 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.75144, 33.4226 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along A Major North-Striking Fault Zone Which Marks The Boundary Of The Black Range To The West And A Well-Defined Graben Vally To The East. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 23 E |
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mcdaniel Investment Co. |
| Home office | Box 206 Monticello, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ivanhoe Mining Co. |
| Home office | Los Angeles, Ca. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Overall depth | 115.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007101 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-264
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-81
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
KELLEY, V.C., 1955 GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M., NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE.
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A NORTHEAST-STRIKING VEIN RANGING FROM 4 FT. TO 8 FT. WIDE AND PARALLELED BY SEVERAL MINERALIZED VEINLETS. ONE NEARLY VERTICAL ORE SHOOT WAS REPORTED TO BE STOPED FOR MORE THAN 100 FT. IN LENGTH. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 165 COVERING 13.689 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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