| Deposit ID | 10014069 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010689 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Abe Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1892 and 1896, Robert E. Lee, White Oaks |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.75638, 33.75538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10.5 MILES N 42 E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lone Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 006S | 011E | 25 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | 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 | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Mancos Shale |
| Rock description | Mancos Shale |
| (1) | -105.75638, 33.75538 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 W |
| Dip | VERY STEEPLY WEST |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Discoverer | J.M. Allen, O.D. Kelley, And A.P. Livingston |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | White Oaks District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Q. B. Q. Mining Co. |
| Home office | White Oaks, N.M. |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hudspeth, A. H. (Estate) |
| Home office | Carrizozo, N.M. |
| First year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 5029.2M |
| Overall depth | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010689 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 179-182
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 30-34
DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 33-36
SMITH, C.T., AND BUDDING, A.J., 1959 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-11
SMITH, C.T., 1964 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 15TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 92-99
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 28 AND P. 34.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SHOOTS AND POCKETS WITHIN A ZONE OF INTENSE BRECCIATION. INDIVIDUAL ORE SHOOTS VARIABLE BUT STOPED AREAS IN THE MINE ARE UP TO 31 FT. THICK, 600 FT. ALONG STRIKE, AND 700 FT. IN VERTICAL LENGTH. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 758 AND 759, COVERING A TOTAL OF 17.67 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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