| Deposit ID | 10012981 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009023 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rebel Chief Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chief Tunnel, Virginia Hudson Tunnel, Mountain Queen Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.18777, 36.61754 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3078 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 46 MILES S 65 W OF RATON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Touch-Me-Not Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cimarron(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N | 016E | 36 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Pierre Shale |
| Rock description | Pierre Shale |
| (1) | -105.18777, 36.61754 |
|---|
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 W |
| Dip | 30 TO 35 NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Baldy District: Baldy Mountain: Ute Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maxwell Land Grant |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009023 |
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTAFE, N.M., P. 138-151
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 92-96, P. 98-99
METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 57
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 32-33
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
WANEK, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1964 USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-425
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 66-75
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 6 CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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