| Deposit ID | 10011993 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007216 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apache Chief Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Darling Group |
| Related records | 10224102 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.20948, 32.89956 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES S 9 E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(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 | 016S | 004W | 24 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | El Paso Group | ||||
| Rock description | El Paso Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.20948, 32.89956 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40W |
| Dip | STEEPLY SW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. C. Butler |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. C. Stone And R. C. Johnson |
| Home office | Salem, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall depth | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007216 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 126
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 126
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS NARROW STRANDS AND PODS ALONG NORTHWEST STRIKING FRACTURE ZONES. THE PRINCIPAL FRACTURE IS EXPOSED FOR ABOUT 250 FT. IN LENGTH AND SPREADS OUT FROM THE FISSURE INTO ADJACENT ROCK AS MUCH AS 10 FT. 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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