| Deposit ID | 10013300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009521 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uncle Sam Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Uncle Sam Group Patented In 1910, Claims, Uncle Sam, Dame Fortune, Free Coinage, Lone Miner |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.31284, 32.51734 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1730 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17.5 MILES S06W OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Signal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 020S | 014W | 32 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.31284, 32.51734 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The N45w Striking Uncle Sam Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 W |
| Dip | 70 TO 85 SW |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1947 |
| District name | White Signal District: Southern Burro Mountains; Walnut Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moonbeam Mining Co. |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1947 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Emily H. Hagen |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1962 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009521 |
LOVERING, T.G., 1956 USGS BULL 1009-L, P. 349
GILLERMAN,E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 100, PLATE 7
HEDLUND,D.C.,1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1041
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN 1 FT. TO 8 FT. WIDE ALONG A NORTHWEST STRIKING FAULT. FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1373 COVERING 81.264 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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