| Deposit ID | 10013282 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009500 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Twin Peaks Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Fraser Mine |
| Related records | 10174930 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.0362, 32.934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 46 MILES N 76 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tillie Hall Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Safford(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 | 016S | 021W | 08 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -109.0362, 32.934 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1946 |
| District name | Steeple Rock District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Hales And V.E. Teeter |
| Home office | Bayard, N.M. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. Fraser |
| Home office | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| First year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 137.16M |
| Overall depth | 281.94M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009500 |
ELSTON, W., E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 195
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN ALONG A BRECCIA ZONE ABOUT 5 FT. WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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