| Deposit ID | 10013468 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009774 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baltic Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims, Baltic, Tight Squeeze, Grand Center, Mary Belle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.30395, 32.78011 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(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 | 017S | 014W | 32,33 | SE (32); SW (33) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -108.30395, 32.78011 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1872 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Chloride Flat District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. B. White |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henry, Roy |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 38.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009774 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 301-304
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 73-76
CUNNINGHAM, J.E., 1974 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-30
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 1078, 1278 AND 1424 COVERING 43.993 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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