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Hackberry Mine

Past Producer in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodities Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085784
MRDS ID W701429
Record type Site
Current site name Hackberry Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.92495, 31.136 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MI (10 KM) NE OF ALLAMOORE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result ALTHOUGH THIS DEPOSIT IS LOCATED NEAR THE BLACKSHAFT DEPOSIT, IT IS OF A DIFFERENT TYPE (MORE LIKE THE HAZEL MINE) AND HAS A HIGHER SILVER AND LOWER COPPER CONTENT THAN THE BLACKSHAFT ORES. KNOWN CU/AG RATIO IS 6.4 BY WEIGHT. REPORTED THAT SILVER MINERALIZATION GRADING 10 TO 16 OZ/TON EXISTS IN NARROW VEINS AT A DEPTH OF 100 FT (30 M) BELOW THE OPEN PIT.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Hazel Formation
    Rock description Hazel Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Hazel Formation
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1945
Year of last production 1962
Production years 1945, EARLY 1960'S

Mining district

District name Van Horn-Allamoore District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period 1945, 1960'S
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Recovered: 0.7% Cu, 32 Oz/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 904g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    TX BEG RI 145

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983, P. 73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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