| Deposit ID | 10014848 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011903 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pintada Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims 1939: Pintada Lode #1-4 |
| Related records | 10247344 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.88803, 34.92175 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1542 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10.4 MILES S 87 W OF SANTA ROSA, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guadalupe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Ignacio(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pintada Arroyo(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Guadalupe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 008N | 019E | 14 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Grayburg-Queen | ||||
| Rock description | Grayburg-Queen | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -104.88803, 34.92175 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Minor Folds, Wavy Bedding, And Small Gravity Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 4 NORTH-NORTHWEST |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Discoverer | Early Indians |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| Year of last production | 1970 |
| District name | Pastura District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert E. Roberts |
| Home office | P.O. Box 389, Santa Rosa, N.M. |
| First year | 1970 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.105HA |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011903 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 66.
SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 29-30
SANDUSKY, C.L. AND KAUFMAN, W.H., 1972, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 23RD FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 176-177
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
SANDUSKY, C.L., AND KAUFMAN, W.H., 1972, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 23RD FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 176-177
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Deposit | THE ORE IS LOCATED IN RELATIVELY FLAT-LYING, FINE-GRAINED SANDSTONE. THE MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THREE WELL-DEFINED BEDS WITH A TOTAL THICKNESS OF 10-20 FEET. A GYPSUM BED THAT OVERLIES THE TOP SANDSTONE MEMBER IS USED AS AN INDICATOR TO POSITION THE COPPER-BEARING BEDS. THE ORE MINERAL IS FINELY DISSEMINATED CHALCOCITE IN A FINELY GRANULATED, WELL CEMENTED SANDSTONE. CHALCOCITE IS PRESENT IN THE ORE AS DARK PATCHES AND STREAKS IN THE LIGHT-GRAY SANDSTONE. ALTERATION TO MALACHITE IS PROMINENT IN BEDDING PLANES AND FRACTURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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