| Deposit ID | 10126491 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350390259 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Rito Gold Deposits |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.20418, 36.35694 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2090 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
El Rito(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.20418, 36.35694 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arriba Gold Fields, Ltd. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350390259 |
STOCK SELLING ACTIVITIES OF COMPANY BROUGHT TO ATTENTION
OF OFFICE OF THE NEW MEXICO BANK EXAMINER. STATE EMPLOYED
GEOLOGISTS EXAMINED EXPOSURES. SAMPLES SHOWED LITTLE GOLD.
TRACE OF SILVER (NO VALUE) AND NO MERCURY. THE GEOLOGISTS
CONSIDERED THE DEPOSIT TO OFFER NO POSSIBILITIES FOR
COMMERCIAL MINING. THIS REPORT CONTRADICTED THE VERY
OPTIMISTIC ADVERTISING MATERIAL WHICH WAS CIRCULATED.
(WELLS AND WOOTTON, 1932, P 14- 15)
EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN
WELLS E.H. AND WOOTTON T.P. GOLD MINING AND GOLD DEPOSITS
IN NEW MEXICO NMBM CIRC. 5 1932 P 14-15
LASKY S.G. AND WOOTTON T.P. THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW
MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES NMBM BULL. 7 1933
P 88
ANDERSON E.C. THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR
ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954 NMBM BULL. 39 1957
P 106
BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 101
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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