| Deposit ID | 10087984 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011639 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bottom Dollar Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claim: Cash Entry |
| Related records | 10175054 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.13613, 35.49728 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1926 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18.4 MILES S 40 W OF SANTA FE, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Madrid(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015N | 008E | 30 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics |
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics |
| (1) | -106.13613, 35.49728 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults And Shear Zones |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | An 8 To 13-Foot Wide Shear Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | S 20 W |
| Dip | 80 TO 85 W |
| Length | 219.46M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Enos Andrews, Santa Fe, Nm |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Cerrillos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Development Co. |
| Home office | Santa Fe, N.M. |
| First year | 1955 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.29M |
| Overall depth | 5.18M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011639 |
LINDGREN, W, L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 163-167
DISBROW, A.E., AND STOLL, W.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 48, P. 55
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 30-33
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE OCCURS IN FOUR VEINS THAT BEAR S 20 W AND DIP 80-85 W. THE MAIN SHAFT ON THE BOTTOM DOLLAR VEIN FOLLOWS A MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE THAT RANGES FROM 8 TO 13 FEET IN WIDTH. AT A DEPTH OF 25 FEET, A VEIN OF HIGH GRADE ORE IS FOUND IN THE SHEAR ZONE WHICH CONTINUES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT, VARYING IN WIDTH FROM 12 TO 38 INCHES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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