| Deposit ID | 10097851 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009497 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ontario Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim, Ontario |
| Related records | 10247367 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.9512, 32.84955 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1631 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 40 MILES N 83 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Steeple Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 020W | 07 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -108.9512, 32.84955 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur Along The West To West-Northwest Striking Carlisle Fault. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | WEST |
| Dip | 70 SOUTH |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Steeple Rock District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Old Ontario Mining Co. |
| Home office | Box 93, Duncan, Az. |
| First year | 1973 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | B. F. Billingsley |
| Home office | Box 93, Duncan, Az. |
| First year | 1972 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009497 |
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-15
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 189
GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN RANGING FROM 1 TO 6 FT. THICK. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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