| Deposit ID | 10012985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Dust Mine |
| Related records | 10222847 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.81175, 33.38538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 23.25 MILES S 08 W OF RESERVE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mogollon(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Catron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011S | 019W | 04 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mineral Creek Andesite;Fanney Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Mineral Creek Andesite;Fanney Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -108.81175, 33.38538 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein Occurs Along A Westward-Striking Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | WEST |
| Dip | 70 TO 75 N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mogollon Mountains Area: Mogollon District: Cooney District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Theodore Carter |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 548.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009027 |
SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63, P. 307
FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, P. 63-64
METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 40
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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