| Deposit ID | 10097818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008146 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Balakhana Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1923, Balakhana, Balakhana No. 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.14448, 34.01759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15.5 MILES S 79 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 003S | 003W | 27 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group |
| Rock description | Magdalena Group |
| (1) | -107.14448, 34.01759 |
|---|
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Dip | 30 SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hezekiah Hall |
| First year | 1937 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hezekiah Hall |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 83.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008146 |
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 48-51, FIG. 3
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1877 COVERING 38.877 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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