| Deposit ID | 10107970 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007095 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Emporia Mine 1880 |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim Patented In 1891, Emporia |
| Related records | 10150957 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.74978, 33.42566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 36 MILES N 55 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
Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(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
Gila 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 | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010S | 009W | 22 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.74978, 33.42566 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Major North-Striking Fault Zone Between The Black Range To The West And A Well-Defined Graben Valley To The East Occurs Along The General Trend Of Mineralization. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH-SOUTH |
| Dip | 60 E |
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mcdaniel Investment Co. |
| Home office | Box 206 Monticello, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ivanhoe Mining Co. |
| Home office | Los Angeles, Ca. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 70.1M |
| Overall depth | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007095 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-264
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-80
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
KELLEY, V.C., 1955 NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE, GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M.
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P.78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN REPORTED TO REACH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 40 FT. HIGH-GRADE SEAMS AND QUARTZ VEINLETS RANGE FROM 12 IN. TO 20 IN. WIDE AND ONE ORE SHOOT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN 140 FT. IN LENGTH. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 719 COVERING 13.71 ACRES. |
| Deposit | DISTRICT WAS STEADY PRODUCER THROUGH 1952. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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