| Deposit ID | 10072202 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016994 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dewey Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Jenkins Prospect... |
| Related records | 10150886 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.82726, 34.2673 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15 MILES N 16 E OF SOCORRO., Within A Radius Of 1000 Feet. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Joya(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 001N;001S | 001E;001E | 35;02 | SW (35); NW (32) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | A GRAB SAMPLE OF THE ORE PILE CONTAINED 41.18 % CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 11.78 BASO4 |
| Result | 7.94 % PBS |
| Result | 23.32 % SIO2 |
| Result | 13.6 % AL203 AND FE203 |
| Result | 1.78 % CACO3: A SAMPLE FROM A SMALL SHAFT ABOUT 1500 FT. EAST OF THE DEWEY SHAFT CONTAINED 38.06 % BASO4 |
| Result | 12.16 CAF2 |
| Result | 0.90 % PBS |
| Result | 34.65 SIO2 |
| Result | 12.52 % AL2O3 AND FE2O3 |
| Result | 1.57 % CACO3.. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -106.82726, 34.2673 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1902 |
| District name | Los Canoncitos Area: Joyita Hills District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sevilleta Land Grant And The State Of New Mexico |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016994 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 240-241
JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 127-128
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 61-62
WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 32
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-76 | Weeks, Robert | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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