| Deposit ID | 10014777 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011714 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ivanhoe Mine |
| Related records | 10296099 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.09644, 32.78344 (WGS84) |
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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 | 33 | SW4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Colorado |
| Rock description | Colorado |
| (1) | -108.09644, 32.78344 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Groundhog-Ivanhoe Fault |
| Strike | N50E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45-50SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| Year of last production | 1907 |
| District name | Bayard District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 115M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011714 |
SPENCER, A. C., AND PAIGE, SIDNEY, 1935, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 859, P. 75.
LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 118-119.
LASKY, S. G., AND HOAGLAND, A. D., 1948, IN SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY, PARAGENESIS, AND RESERVES OF ORES OF LEAD AND ZINC: LONDON, INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 18TH, 1948, P. A F4 LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 314.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ALONG SPLAYED NORTHEAST END OF GROUNDHOG-IVANHOE FAULT AND DIKE SYSTEM. VEINS CHIEFLY BETWEEN GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY DIKE (HANGING WALL) AND CRETACEOUS COLORADO FORMATION AND QUARTZ DIORITE SILL (FOOTWALL). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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