| Deposit ID | 10087910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010755 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Suprise Group |
| Alternate or previous names | New Mexico Copper Corp. Claims: Surprise Group 22 Claims, Park Gold Group 15 Claims, Copper Lode Group 7 Claims, Little Hecla Group 7 Claims: Other Claims, Iron Blossom, Silver Dollar, Gold Silver |
| Related records | 10198841 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.83083, 33.50928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2423 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10 MILES S 16 E OF CARRIZOZO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Church Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
White Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009S | 011E | 19,20,29,30 | SE (19); SW (20); N2 (29); N2 (30) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | THE HIGHEST ASSAY VALUES FROM MORE THAN 90 SAMPLES REPORTED IN USGS BULL 1453 ARE 9.7% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 49.66 OZ AG/TON |
| Result | 0.08 OZ AU/TON |
| Result | 1.90% PB |
| Result | 0.49% ZN |
| Result | 1300 PPM MO |
| Result | 36.9 % BA |
| Result | 0.41% SB |
| Result | AND 0.10% AS. THESE VALUES ARE FROM CHIP AND SELECT SAMPLES AND REPRESENT THE HIGH-GRADE, MOST MINERALIZED AREAS OF THE VEINS. |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sierra Blanca Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Sierra Blanca Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.83083, 33.50928 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 1524M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nogal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Copper Corp. |
| Home office | C.E. Degner, Presidentcarrizozo, Nm. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Copper Corp. |
| Home office | C.E. Degner, Presidentcarrizozo, Nm. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010755 |
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 76, PLATE 10
SEGERSTROM, K., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1979 USGS BULL 1453, P. 87-95, PLATE 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS AND MINERALIZED LENSES ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTS, FRACTURES, SHEAR ZONES, AND DIKES. THE PRINCIPAL VEIN ON THE SUPRISE CLAIMS CROPS OUT FOR A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 5000 FT., HAS BEEN EXPOSED IN WORKINGS TO A DEPTH OF MORE THAN 100 FT.,AND RANGES FROM 12 TO 30 FT. THICK. FIVE TO TEN LESSER VEINS GENERALLY TRENDING NORTHWEST, BT ALSO DUE WEST AND DUE NORTH, ARE COVERED BY THE NEW MEXICO COPPER CORP. CLAIMS. 54 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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