| Deposit ID | 10199255 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350170474 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Star Shaft |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.09841, 32.77871 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1840 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017 S | 012 W | 32 | SESE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.09841, 32.77871 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350170474 |
PART OF GROUNDHOG MINE
SANTA RITA 7.5 MIN., USGS
NMBM MINES INDEX
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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