| Deposit ID | 10097927 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011783 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Fe Manganese District |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.8914, 35.71256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2359 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4.0 MILES N 63 E 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
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Fe(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 | 017N | 010E | 09 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.8914, 35.71256 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Aztec Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | A Breccia Zone Containing Large Clasts Of Limestone In Vicinity Of Stope |
| General form | IRREGULAR PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
| Dip | 40 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Year of last production | 1917 |
| District name | Santa Fe Manganese District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011783 |
WELLS, E.H., 1918, NMBMMR BULL 2, P. 57-58
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., IN SPIEGEL, Z., AND BALDWIN, B., 1963, USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1525, P. 80.
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 49-50.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1525, P. 80
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE OCCURS AS NODULES FORMING IRREGULAR POCKETS LARGELY IN SOFT SHALE AS A REPLACEMENT ALONG BEDDING PLANES. THE STOPE IS LOCATED IN SANDSTONE AND SHALES OF THE UPPER CLASTIC MEMBER OF THE SANDIA FORMATION OF THE MAGDELENA GROUP, ALONG A ZONE OF BRECCIA THAT CONTAINS NUMEROUS AND OFTEN LARGE-SIZED LIMESTONE BOULDERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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