| Deposit ID | 10247021 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350230004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lordsburg/Goldfield-Hidalgo |
| Alternate or previous names | Westar Mine, Lordsburg Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74373, 32.31652 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1400 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023 S | 019 W | 12 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.74373, 32.31652 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill |
| Year of first production | 1983 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Merrill-Crowe |
| District name | Lordsburg District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lordsburg Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Goldfield Corp. (Owns Lordsburg Mining Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Federal Resources Corp. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1983 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350230004 |
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, PP. 364, 365.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P284.
AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 116, 117.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE MAY INCLUDE THE ATWOOD/ATWOOD HILL-HENRY CLAY MINE: VALEDON MINE & THE WALDO MINE; ALL OF THESE MINES ARE LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA, APPROX. 3 TO 5 MILIS SW OF THE TOWN OF LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO. RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97 LISTS MINE UNDER BOTH THE LORDSBURG AND GOLDFIELD-HIDALGO NAME. RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1994/95 LISTS THESE TWO MINES SEPARATELY. MINE IS ON STAND-BY (TEMP-SHUTDOWN) AS OF 1994. ORE IS SHIPPED TO NEAR BY SMELTERS AS PRECIOUS METALS BEARING FLUX. THE PROPERTY COVERS ABOUT 12000 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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