Hornet Group

Past Producer in Taos county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Lead, Manganese, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126918
MAS/MILS ID 0350550093
Record type Site
Current site name Hornet Group
Alternate or previous names Weary Willie, Jenkins Lead-Zinc Prospect, Defense Group, Cabresta Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -105.48666, 36.73614 (WGS84)
Elevation 2744
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Taos(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Rio Grande(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)

Latir Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Taos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 029 N 014 E 19 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -105.48666, 36.73614

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Jenkins
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION POSSIBLY TWO CARLOADS OF PB-ZN ORE.

  • Deposit

    SOME FLUORITE PRESENT

  • Deposit

    THERE ARE SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES CONCERNING THE LOCATION -

  • Deposit

    GROUP PROBABLY EXTENDS INTO SECTION 24, R13E.

  • Deposit

    GROUP INCLUDES DEFENSE NOS. 1-3,&HORNET NOS. 1&2 CLAIMS.

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL71 P32

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM L L 1961 USBM 1C8030 P175

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MINES FILES

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references