| Deposit ID | 10014751 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011664 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Republic Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Union Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.07978, 32.82928 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 012W | 09,16 | SE4 OF NE4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Specularite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | El Paso;Montoya;Fusselman |
| Rock description | El Paso;Montoya;Fusselman |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -108.07978, 32.82928 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fierro-Hanover District |
|---|
| Year | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1916-1931 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^52.4% Fe Avg Grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011664 |
KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, N0. 2, P. 94-98.
ANDERSON, E. C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL. 39, P. 51-59.
HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 312- 313.
PAIGE, SIDNEY, 1908, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 380-E, P. 199-214.
SCHILLING, J. H., 1964, NMBM BULL. 76, P. 50.
KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P.94-98.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF STEEPLY DIPPING ORDIVICIAN AND SILURIAN EL PASO LIMESTONE AND MONTOYA AND FUSSELMAN DOLOMITES ALONG WEST SIDE OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. ORE BODIES CAN BE 300 M. LONG AND 6-24 M. THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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