| Deposit ID | 10198847 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350070177 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Legal Tender Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.22776, 36.60834 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3073 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Touch-Me-Not Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cimarron(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028 N | 016 E | 34 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.22776, 36.60834 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Emma Lou Matkin |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1946 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350070177 |
PRODUCED ABOUT $25000 IN AU BEFORE 1946
PETTIT R F JR 1946 NMBM O F 15 P38
EVERETT F D 1953 USBM MRB REGION 1V REPORT P14
CLARK K F & READ C B 1972 NMBM BULL 94 P123
LINDGREN W 1910 USGS PP68 P100
| 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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