| Deposit ID | 10087751 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uncle John Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Lead Bullion Prospect 1917, Gimey Prospect 1919, Complex Prospect 1930 |
| Related records | 10271502 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.75119, 33.26704 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 31 MILES SOUTH OF RESERVE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Holt Mountain(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)
Gila Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 012S | 019W | 12 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SIX SAMPLES RANGED FROM |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.44 % TO 9.90 % PB |
| Result | 0.30 % TO 9.01 % ZN |
| Result | 0.15 % TO 0.76 % CU |
| Result | 0.60 TO 3.94 OZ AG/TON |
| Result | LESS THAN 0.03 % TO 0.72 % CD. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Apache Spring Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Apache Spring Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -108.75119, 33.26704 |
|---|
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 W |
| Dip | 55 TO 80 NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1884 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Mogollon Mountains Area: Big Dry Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lloyd Grant |
| Home office | Santa Rita, N.M. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ivan Milburn And Joe Salars |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009061 |
RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 130, FIG. 39F
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN PODS AND FAULT GOUGE FROM 1 IN. TO 24 IN. THICK ALONG NORTHWEST-STRIKING FRACTURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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