Superior

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Silver
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 10224091
MAS/MILS ID 0350510329
Record type Site
Current site name Superior
Alternate or previous names Yorin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.72, 32.93481 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 016 S 009 W 12 NE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.72, 32.93481

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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Leach, A. A.
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY G T 1934 NMBM BULL 10 P103

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM L L 1961 USBM IC8030 P103

  • Deposit

    HEDLUND D C 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 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