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Sheridan Mine

Past Producer in Hidalgo county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062511
MRDS ID TC36001
Record type Site
Current site name Sheridan Mine
Alternate or previous names Carbonate King 1 and 2 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.34922, 31.60265 (WGS84)
Elevation 1622
Relative position 6.6 MI S2W OF HATCHET RANCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheridan Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Animas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Playas Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Hidalgo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 31S 15W New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • TWO PATENTED CLAIMS WITHIN BIG HATCHET MOUNTAINS WSA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Cadmium Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SAMPLES CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 0.39% CD, 16.6% PB, 1.8 OZ/ST AG, 36.1% ZN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Smithsonite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Horquilla Limestone
    Rock description Horquilla Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.34922, 31.60265
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw-Trending Sheridan

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ne?-Trending Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO INTRUSIVE ROCKS EXPOSED IN BIG HATCHET MOUNTAINS. AEROMAG DATA INDICATE A CONCEALED INTRUSIVE UNDER THE HACHITA VALLEY 5 MI NE OF BIG HATCHET MOUNTAINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Production years 1920'S-1930'S

Mining district

District name Big Hatchet Mountains

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE BASED ON A PROJECTION OF 50% OF EXPOSED ORE IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, SHAFT, PROSPECT ADIT, THREE PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULFIDES REPLACE FAULT GOUGE 9 TO 48 IN WIDE; TRACEABLE 160 FT UNDERGROUND.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1870'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

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