| Deposit ID | 10012331 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007897 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Cloud Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Changed To the East Star-West Star Mine Or Claim Group In 1940. |
| Related records | 10126605 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.18921, 34.0787 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17 MILES N 85 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Salado(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola 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 | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 003S | 003W | 06 | E OF CENTER | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group | ||
| Rock description | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.18921, 34.0787 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | South Stonewall Fault Strikes N 5 To 15 E |
| General form | PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1913 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Victor Pappa |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sadie And Victor Pappa |
| Home office | Magdalena, N.M. |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007897 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258
LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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