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San Miguel Mine

Past Producer in Sandoval county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Molybdenum, Uranium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101378
MRDS ID D000582
MAS/MILS ID 0350430337
Record type Site
Current site name San Miguel Mine
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims 1923: San Miguel, Copper Queen, Palmer, Unpatented Claims, San Miguel No. 1-12, San Miguel Group, \nSan Miguel Mines
Included sites Nacimiento Mountains District

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -106.8881, 35.86616 (WGS84)
Elevation 2441
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 43.2 MILES N 27 W OF BERNALILLO, NM. Location approx. half way between the 2 mine symbols shown on the 24k topo.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sandoval(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Ventana(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Alamos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Puerco(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Santa Fe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sandoval

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 019N 001W 24 NE New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE PORTAL OF THE CENTER ADIT SHOWN ON THE QUADRANGLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THERE IS A CONFLICT IN LITERATURE OVER THE PRESENCE OF MOLYBDENUM AT THE SAN MIGUEL. THE FIRST REFERENCE CAME IN 1974 BY R.U. KING FOR CRIB. HE REPORTED ASSAY VALUES FROM HISUNPUBLISHED DATA OF 300 PPM MO. IN 1982 GREEN, ET AL., REPORTED <10 PPM MO.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result RE = LESS THAN 1 PPM, AG = 700 PPM, PB = 500 PPM, MO = 300 PPM, V = 300 PPM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Chinle
    Rock description Chinle
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -106.8881, 35.86616
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nacimiento Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nacimiento Fault And Two Minor Faults

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED
    Strike NORTH
    Dip 45 W
    Length 304.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Carbonized Wood Fragments And Paleochannels.

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE AGUA ZARCA SANDSTONE MEMBER OF THE CHINLE FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882
Discoverer Pat Carrol
Year of first production 1884
Year of last production 1966

Mining district

District name Nacimiento District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner M. C. B. and L. Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1966
  • Type Operator
    Owner M. C. B. and L. Mining Co.
    Home office 205-1/2 Wellesley, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
    First year 1967
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Mary E. Pope, Pittsburgh, PA, and Mr. Clyde W. Pope, Geneva, N.Y.
    First year 1951

Production statistics

  • Year 1900
    Period 1884 To 1900
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Between 35 And 65 Percent Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 50wt-pct
  • Year 1900
    Period 1884 To 1900
    Material ORE AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.5 To 3 Ozs. Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 78g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ELSTON (1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P.28) REPORTS THAT IN 1966 SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ORE WERE HAULED TO A LEACH PLANT IN CUBA, NM.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1944

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BENJOVSKY, T.D., 1944, UNPUBLISHED NMBMMR REPORT ON THE SAN MIGUEL MINE, NACIMIENTO MOUNTAINS, SANDOVAL COUNTY, NM

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF OVER 6 TUNNELS RANGING FROM 300 TO 800 FT LONG, SEVERAL DUMPS AND AN OPEN-PIT. SOULE (1956) HAS A MINE MAP OF THE SAN MIGUEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1

  • Deposit

    WOODWARD, L.A., W.H. KAUFMAN, AND O.L. SCHUMACHER, 1974, SANDSTONE COPPER DEP. OF THE NACIMIENTO REGION, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 295-299.

  • Deposit

    ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 25, 28.

  • Deposit

    GREEN, M.W., ET AL., 1982, US DOE REPORT PGJ/F-024(82), APPENDIX A, B AND C.

  • Deposit

    SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM, IC 7740, P.42-45.

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, USGS PP 68, P. 146-147.

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    USBM CONFIDENTIAL FILE DATA

  • Production

    LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, USGS PP 68, P. 146-147.

  • Deposit

    SCHUMACHER, OTTO L.; GEOL. AND ORE DEP. OF THE SW NACIMIENTO RANGE, SANDOVAL CO. N. M., UNM MASTERS THESIS, 1972, P. 61-62.

  • Deposit

    HOWARD, VIET E.; METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN N. M., STATE PLANNING OFFICE, SANTA FE, N. M., 1967, P. 170.

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR TARGET EXPLORATION REPORT E-1, P. 7

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR FILES - NACIMIENTO MINE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO WEST-TRENDING FAULTS ABOUT 800 FT APART BOUND MOST OF THE MINERALIZED AREA. THE MINERALIZATION OCCURS MAINLY AS CHALCOCITE IN FOSSILIZED WOOD AND TREES OR AS CONCRETIONARY NODULES.
General THE SAN MIGUEL PATENTED GROUP CONSISTS OF THE PALMER, SAN MIGUEL, AND COPPER QUEEN CLAIMS, N. M. MIN. SURVEY 1804.
SAN MIGUEL MINES CONSISTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL GROUP (PATENTED), AND THE SAN MIGUEL CLAIMS NUMBERS 1 - 12.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 King, Robert U. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Updater 01-JAN-1984 Murray, Diane U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources San Miguel Group 10297289
Editor 22-APR-2010 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted duplicate record 10297289

Beyond USGS

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