| Deposit ID | 10013000 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Modoc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Modoc Group, Claims Patented In 1905, Pacific Republic, Wall Street B 28, Millsite No. 1 |
| Related records | 10247157 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.58001, 32.34402 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1935 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 MILES N 81 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 Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(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 | 022S;022S | 003E;004E | 36;31 | SE (36); SW (31) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Orejon Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Orejon Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Hueco Formation |
| Rock description | Hueco Formation |
| (1) | -106.58001, 32.34402 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Modoc Fault Zone Strikes North-South And Dips Steeply East. |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1855 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1917 |
| District name | Organ District: Organ Mountains: Fillmore Canyon Area |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aztec Copper Co. |
| First year | 1917 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Modoc Mining Co. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009046 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 228-229
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1850'S |
| Deposit | TWO PATENTED CLAIMS AND A MILLSITE, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1101, COVERING 46.32 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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