| Deposit ID | 10097821 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008280 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cashier Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1908, Cashier, Pay Roll, New Foundland, Northern Light |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.34639, 36.38476 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3231 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 27 MILES N 27 E OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palo Flechado Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Taos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 029N | 015E | 09 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.34639, 36.38476 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Mine Is On The Same N 50 E Shear Zone That The Edison Mine Is On. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | Red River District: Anchor Subdistrict: Upper Bitter Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cashier Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008280 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 88-89
PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P.27
MCKINLAY, P.F., 1956 NMBMMR BULL 42, 32 PAGES, 1 PLATE
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71 P. 56, 58-59
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1154 COVERING 40.337 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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