| Deposit ID | 10012994 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Three Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Three Group: Claims Patented In 1925, Plutus, Ruby, Badger, Raven, Eclipse, London: Unpatented Claim, Wedge |
| Related records | 10223429 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.58196, 32.45013 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1631 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15 MILES N 53 E OF LAS CRUCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Organ(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jornada Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021S;021S | 003E;004E | 25;30 | SE (25); SW (30) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -106.58196, 32.45013 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 W |
| Dip | 75 TO 85 NE |
| Thickness | 0.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1912 |
| District name | Organ District: San Augustin Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. B. Luchen |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | White Sands Missile Range |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009039 |
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 200
ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, P. 9
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THREE FISSURE VEINS RANGING FROM 1 FT. TO 2.5 FT. THICK. SEVEN CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1900 COVERING 107.583 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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