| Deposit ID | 10097806 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007225 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palma Group |
| Related records | 10151201 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.52699, 32.92511 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MILES S 48 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 007W | 11 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Valley | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Valley | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.52699, 32.92511 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry Is Located About 3 Miles North Of The Deposit. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | DUE EAST TO N 20 E |
| Dip | 50 NORTH TO VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| District name | Hillsboro District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paul Benavides |
| Home office | Hillsboro, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007225 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 94-95
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 94
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT OCCURS AS NARROW STRANDS AND IRREGULAR MASSES, AT THE INTERSECTION AND, ALONG 2 FRACTURES. 1 FRACTURE STRIKES ALMOST DUE EAST AND DIPS 50 NORTH, THE OTHER FRACTURE STRIKES N 20 E AND IS NEARLY VERTICAL. THE BETTER ORE RANGES FROM 2 FT. TO 4 FT. THICK WITH LOCAL SWELLS OF LOW-GRADE ORE UP TO 8 FT. THICK. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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