| Deposit ID | 10111292 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009051 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Torpedo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1902, Torpedo, Little Ben Scott |
| Related records | 10174695 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.59363, 32.42457 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 13 MILES N 58 E OF LAS CRUCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Organ(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jornada Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 022S | 003E | 01 | W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||||
| Rock description | Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Panther Seep Formation |
| Rock description | Panther Seep Formation |
| (1) | Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Torpedo-Bennett Fault Zone Strikes North-South. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH-SOUTH |
| Dip | STEEPLY EAST |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| Discoverer | Henry Foy |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Organ District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Continental Mutual Development Co. |
| Home office | San Jose, Ca. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Torpedo Mining Co. |
| Home office | Organ, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009051 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-212
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 214-219
ALBRITTON, C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, P. 33-35
SOULE, J.H., 1951 USBM RI-4791, 10 PAGES
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT OCCURS AS A REPLACEMENT OF BRECCIATED AND ALTERED MONZONITE AND LIMESTONE ENCLOSED BY TWO NORTH-STRIKING FAULTS. THE DEPOSIT IS 800 FT. LONG, UP TO 150 FT. THICK AND HAS BEEN EXPLORED TO A DEPTH OF 500 FT.. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1079 COVERING 36.764 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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