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Gold Bar Group

Occurrence in Catron county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012984
MRDS ID D009026
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Bar Group
Alternate or previous names Claims Patented In 1952, Gold Bar Nos. 1,2 and 3, Look Off No.1, Queens Crown No. 2, Margaret Stewart: Unpatented Claims, Gold Bar Nos. 4 and 5
Related records 10296335

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.72674, 33.24704 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position ABOUT 32.5 MILES S 04 E OF RESERVE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catron(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rice Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Francisco(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Catron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 012S 018W 18,19,20 SE (18); NE (19); NW (20) New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR USMM NO.3 AS SHOWN ON THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST MAP AND LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PATENTED CLAIMS. USMM NO.3 IS INCORRECTLY LOCATED ON GROUSE MOUNTAIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE, ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF THE CORRECT LOCATION. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Fluorite Unknown

Analytical data

Result 16 SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE GOLD BAR GROUP WERE ANALYZED FOR UP TO 30 ELEMENTS AND THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED IN USGS BULL 1451, P. 212-213.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Rhyolite Of Sacaton Mountain
    Rock description Rhyolite Of Sacaton Mountain
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.72674, 33.24704
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mineralized Faults Strike Northwest To Northeast.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault-Fracture Structural Control.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mogollon Mountains Area: Wilcox District: Little Dry Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anne Frymire
    First year 1950

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF NUMEROUS SHORT ADITS AND SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886

  • Deposit

    RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 141-146, P. 212-213, FIG. 38

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIX PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2140 AND TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1982 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

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