| Deposit ID | 10069325 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006786 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mogollon District |
| Alternate or previous names | District: Alma, Cooney, Glenwood, Mogollon Mountains |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.80092, 33.40453 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | AREA SURROUNDING MOGOLLON, N. MEX., 85 MILES NORTHWEST OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mogollon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Catron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S;011S | 019W;019W | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stromeyerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | (0.14 OZ/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 6.94 OZ/TON AG)-1957 |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite;Andesite;Pyroclastics |
| Rock description | Rhyolite;Andesite;Pyroclastics |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | -108.80092, 33.40453 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-And Nw-Trending Faults |
| General form | NARROW, TABULAR, AND CONVERGE TOWARD INTRUSIVE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 70 DEG NE |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Depth to bottom | 313.94M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | James C. Cooney |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| District name | Mogollon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006786 |
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 191-201
USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87, P. 139-149
SCOTT, D.B., 1920, TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL. 63, P. 289-310.
FERGUSON, H.G., 1921, USGS BULL 715-L, P. 171-204
FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, USGS BULL 787, 100 P.
METZGER, O.H., 1938, USBM IC-6987, P. 14-41
ELSTON, W.E., RHODES, R.C., AND ERB, E.E., 1976, NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 5, P. 125-144
ELSTON, W.E., 1978, NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
1910 COMPILE LINDGREN
1947 DIREXPL BRADLEY MINING CO.-NO ORE
N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Bilbey, Sue A. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1984 | Murray, Diane | U.S. Geological Survey |
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