| Deposit ID | 10087874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010509 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stenson Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Stenson Group Patented In 1914, Claims, Alabama, Georgia, Sou Th Carolina, Western Slope, Sunny Slope |
| Related records | 10126041 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.64309, 32.13013 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 MILES S 36 E OF DEMING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Capitol Dome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 025S | 008W | 14 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | Ordovician and Cambrian plutonic rocks of Florida Mountains |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Within A Series Of Parallel Shear Zones Which Exten D At Least 1200 Ft. On The Surface And Range From 40-80 Ft. Thick. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | 65 TO 85 SE |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Florida Mountains District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rockwell And Walker |
| Home office | Deming, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lois Upton |
| Home office | Faywood, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 502.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010509 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 2 89-290
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 124-125, FIG. 14
BALK, C.L., 1958 ROSWELL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 47-52
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
CLEMONS, R.E., 1982 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-56
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SMALL, IRREGULAR VEINS ALONG A 4 FT. THICK SH EAR ZONE TRENDING N 70 E. FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1 749 COVERING ABOUT 100 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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