Sulphur Canyon

Prospect in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198936
MRDS ID D007112
MAS/MILS ID 0350510618
Record type Site
Current site name Sulphur Canyon
Related records 10011919

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.60057, 33.02372 (WGS84)
Elevation 1509

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Strawberry Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.60057, 33.02372

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LASKY SG 1932 NMBM BULL 8 P82

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references