| Deposit ID | 10111303 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016993 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rosedale Mine 1880's |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1901, Great London, Great London Millsite, Rothchild, Rothchild Millsite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.40671, 33.80898 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 35 MILES S 60 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grassy Lookout(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Mateo Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Elephant Butte Reservoir(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 | 006S;006S | 005W;006W | 07;01,12 | NW (07); SE OF NE (01) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -107.40671, 33.80898 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Strikes N 20 W. |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
| Dip | ABOUT 80 SW |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Discoverer | J.W. Richardson |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | San Mateo Mountains Area: Rosedale District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rosedale Gold Mines Co. Ltd |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rosedale Trustee Group Of Magdalena, N. M. (1940'S) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1402.08M |
| Overall depth | 223.11M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016993 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 259-260
LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 94-97
WELLS, E.H., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1932 NMBMMR CIRC 5, P. 21
METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P.61-67
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A NORTHWEST-STRIKING BRECCIATED AND SHEARED FAULT ZONE. 2 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS AND 2 PATENTED MILLSITES COVERING A TOTAL OF 49.031 ACRES. MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 1076 A, 1076 B, 1077 A AND 1077 B. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-76 | Weeks, Robert | 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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