| Deposit ID | 10012509 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008167 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Timber Peak Mine 1890's |
| Alternate or previous names | Open Cut Mine 1930's: Open Cut Group: Big Chief Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.14559, 33.98676 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2614 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15.5 MILES S 72 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
South Baldy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Mateo Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(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 | 004S | 003W | 03 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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) | -107.14559, 33.98676 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur At The Intersection Of The East-Trending South Canyon Fault And A North-Northwest-Trending Fault. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Roy Stendel |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Roy Stendel And Alister Mactavish |
| Home office | Magdalena, N.M. |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 25.91M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008167 |
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 126-127
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P.54
KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
PETTY, D.M., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-106, P. 142-147
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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