| Deposit ID | 10014730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011631 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Candelaria Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Mina Del Candelario, Candelauria |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.1839, 35.29728 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2140 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 31.2 MILES S 26 W OF SANTA FE, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Golden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 012N | 007E | 03 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) | ||
| Rock unit name | Greenhorn Limestone Member;Mancos Shale | ||
| Rock description | Greenhorn Limestone Member;Mancos Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.1839, 35.29728 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Pedro-Ortiz Porphyry Belt |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Old Placers District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Potter And Sims |
| Home office | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011631 |
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, P. 24
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 116
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 47
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1860'S |
| Deposit | THERE ARE TWO NORTH-TRENDING VEINS. THERE IS SAID TO BE NO ORE BELOW 80 FEET. THE SULPHIDES WERE LOW-GRADE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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