| Deposit ID | 10013272 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009487 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alabama Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alabama Group: Claims, Alabama, Alabama No. 2, Duluth, Gold Spike Nos. 1,2 and 3, Jim Crow No. 2, Homestake No. 2, Grand Central Tunnel Site |
| Related records | 10150018 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.9862, 32.82844 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1562 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 42 MILES N 85 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Steeple Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 021W | 14 | W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -108.9862, 32.82844 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Steeple Rock District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. H. Foster And L. H. Rogers |
| Home office | Duncan, Ariz. |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Torreroca Mining Co. |
| Home office | Duluth, Minn. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009487 |
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-15
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 195
GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVEN CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1624 COVERING 139.493 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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