| Deposit ID | 10085719 |
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| MRDS ID | W701350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Perry Mine |
| Related records | 10178793 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.3566, 29.80828 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1265 |
| Relative position | 3 MI (5 KM) W OF SHAFTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Presidio(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shafter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Presidio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cibolo-Red Light(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Presidio |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ANALYSES OF SORTED ORE SENT TO SMELTERS: 0.05-0.06 OZ/ST AU, 4.6-7.2 OZ/ST AG, 15.2-30.7% PB, 5.6% ZN, 5.1-5.8% FE. |
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| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mina Grande Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Mina Grande Formation | ||||
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| (1) | -104.3566, 29.80828 |
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| Strike | N 50E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1932 |
| Discoverer | Dunham Perry? |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Year of last production | 1947 |
| Production years | 1932-1933, 1946-1947. |
| District name | Shafter Silver District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dunham Perry |
| First year | 1934 |
| Year | 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1932-1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^4.6 To 7.2 Oz/St Ag, 15.2 To 30.7% Pb. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701350 |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.
USGS BULL 928-B, 125 P.
EXAMINED BY CLYDE P. ROSS, W.E. CARTWRIGHT, AND C.H. COLDWELL IN 1934
CIMRI
USGS BULL 928B, P. 117.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STEEPLY DIPPING VEINS ALONG NORMAL FAULTS; SOME ALONG SHEAR PLANE PARALLEL TO BEDDING; MANTOS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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