| Deposit ID | 10014004 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010601 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Parsons Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hopeful Mine: Claims Patented In 1892, Hopeful, Hopeful Millsit E |
| Related records | 10223047 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.78138, 33.48955 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2515 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12.5 MILES S32E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nogal Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruidoso(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Hondo(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009S | 011E | 34 | NE OF NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 84 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22b |
| Deposit model name | Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) |
| Mark3 model number | 80 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Rialto Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Rialto Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| (1) | -105.78138, 33.48955 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Parsons Breccia Pipe Is Located Along The Southern Margin Of T He Rialto Stock. |
| General form | PIPE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 22.86M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 83.82M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Discoverer | R.C. Parsons |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| Year of last production | 1933 |
| District name | Nogal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. F. Micky |
| Home office | Carrizozo, N.M. |
| First year | 1933 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. L. Penfield, Roswell, N.M.; And J. H. Fulmer, Carrizozo, N.M. |
| First year | 1970 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010601 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 76-178
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 43-45
GRISWOLD, G.B., AND MISSAGHI, F., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 67, 24 PAGES
THOMPSON, T.B., 1973 NMBMMR CIRC 123, P. 12-13
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION IN A BRECCIA PIPE ABOUT 300 FT. LONG, 275 FT. WIDE, AND AT LEAST 75 FT. IN DEPTH. ONE P ATENTED CLAIM AND ONE MILLSITE, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 652, COVERING 17 .288 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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