| Deposit ID | 10014771 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011704 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fleming Camp Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Man |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.38118, 32.79594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 5 MI NORTHWEST OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Circle Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 015W | 27,34 | S2 (27); N2 (34) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Beartooth Formation;Fusselman Formation |
| Rock description | Beartooth Formation;Fusselman Formation |
| (1) | -108.38118, 32.79594 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-Nw Trending Ridge |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Bear Mountain Ridge |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 45W |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Depth to bottom | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Year of last production | 1893 |
| District name | Fleming Camp District, Bear Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Overall length | 6.1M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011704 |
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 304-305.
USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 87, P. 139-149.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR OXIDIZED BODIES IN CRETACEOUS BEARTOOTH QUARTZITE. ORE MOSTLY ABOVE 25 M LEVEL IN MINE. |
| Deposit | MANY IRREGULAR POCKETS OF ORE IN A FEW QUARTZITE BEDS. MAJOR MINES ON WEST SIDE OF BEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD W006780 BY SUE A. BILBEY WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1974 | Bilbey, Sue A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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