| Deposit ID | 10101430 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckeye Group Includes the Mammoth Group of J Claims Patented In, 1908: Patented Claims, Mammoth No. 2, Oro Fino, Nineveh Copper, Buckeye No. 3: Unpatented Claims, Buckeye Nos. 4 To 8 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.13559, 34.0187 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2141 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15 MILES S 78 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 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Lake Valley Limestone;Sandia |
| Rock description | Lake Valley Limestone;Sandia |
| (1) | -107.13559, 34.0187 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Numerous Minor Faults Strike Northeast And Northwest |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Magdlena Mountains Area: Water Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Beacon Exploration And Development Co. |
| Home office | 6500 Cochiti Road Se, Albuquerque, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vernon F. Foy |
| Home office | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002927 | |
| Defense Mapping Agency | DMA | DMA | 59X |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 258
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 46-152
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-77 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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