| Deposit ID | 10012497 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008152 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cuprite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wheel of Fortune Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.20143, 34.01787 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2926 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18 MILES S 82 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)
Elephant Butte Reservoir(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 | 004W | 25 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -107.20143, 34.01787 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Occur In And Along North-Northwest Striking Shear Zones. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1918 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Mill Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | August Riviere |
| Home office | Magdalena, N.M. |
| First year | 1918 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 190.5M |
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008152 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 258-259
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 45
ALLEN, P., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-119, P. 128-139
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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