| Deposit ID | 10012384 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007990 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Mask Manganese Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Romero Prospect, Black Cat Claims: Black Cat Nos. 1 To 6, Blue Bird Nos. 1 and 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.17338, 34.37952 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 28 MILES N 36 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Riley(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
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 | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 002N | 003W | 20 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madera Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Madera Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Upper Santa Fe Group |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 W |
| Dip | 10 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Ladrons Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Socorro Mining And Smelting Co. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Hall |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007990 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 170-171
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 170-171
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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