| Deposit ID | 10014113 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010753 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Commercial Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1887, Red Jim, Delaware, Trust, Cinnamon, Union Jack, Bornite, Privateer: Unpatented Claims, Betty, Stella, Hat, Cap, Silver-Copper |
| Related records | 10150619 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.82611, 33.55372 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7 MILES S 29 E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Church 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 | 009S | 011E | 05 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | MORE THAN 30 SAMPLES REPORTED IN USGS BULL 1453 RANGED FROM 0.13 TO 3.8% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.51 TO 2.2% PB |
| Result | 0.40 TO 12.20 OZ AG/TON |
| Result | UP TO 0.04 OZ AU/TON |
| Result | AND UP TO 0.39% ZN. |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sierra Blanca Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Sierra Blanca Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.82611, 33.55372 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 TO 80 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Nogal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Topeka Mining Association |
| First year | 1880 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. E. Wright, Carrizozo, N.M. C. E. Degner And Bryce Duggar |
| First year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010753 |
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 74-75, PLATE 10
SEGERSTROM, K., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1979 USGS BULL 1453, P. 75-78, PLATE 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TWO NORTHWEST-STRIKING ZONES OF INTENSELY ALTERED FRACTURED, AND SHEARED ROCK UP TO 20 FT. THICK AND CONTAINING LESSER QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINS AS MUCH AS 5 FT. THICK. SEVEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, AND 392 COVERING 113.482 ACRES. FIVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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