| Deposit ID | 10087569 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007898 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Germany Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Germany Group Patented In 1914, Claims, Germany, Germany No. 2, Wisconsin, Irene, Mabel C., Lucy K., Good Enough, Fraction, Defiance |
| Related records | 10126856 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.1956, 34.08703 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17.5 MILES N 83 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Salado(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola 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 | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 002S | 003W | 31 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group | ||
| Rock description | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.1956, 34.08703 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along And East Of The North Trending Germany Fault. |
| General form | PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Year of last production | 1929 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. T. Brown |
| First year | 1929 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Germany Mining And Development Co. |
| First year | 1929 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007898 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258
LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 9 CLAIMS COVERING 107.7 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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