| Deposit ID | 10107960 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006638 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | McKinley Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Caballero Mine Or Caballero Claims |
| Related records | 10224197 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.54449, 32.94344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1775 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MILES S 54 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(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 | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 007W | 03 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.54449, 32.94344 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein Is Part Of A Radial System Of Veins Associated With The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 9.14M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1928 |
| District name | Hillsboro District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tom Arnett, Santa Rita, N.M., And Martin Conoby, Hillsboro, N.M. |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006638 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 156
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS IN A NORTHEAST STRIKING VEIN RANGING FROM 3 FT. TO 4 FT. IN WIDTH. HIGH-GRADE SEAMS OF ORE WITHIN THE VEIN RANGE FROM STRINGERS TO 18 IN. IN WIDTH. SHOOTS OF ORE WERE REPORTED TO BE 15 FT. TO 30 FT. IN LENGTH AND 10 FT. TO 20 FT. IN HEIGHT. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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