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Conqueror Mine

Past Producer in Lincoln county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10247847
MRDS ID D010055
MAS/MILS ID 0350270005
Record type Site
Current site name Conqueror Mine
Alternate or previous names Rio Tinto Mine
Related records 10101830

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.61728, 34.26678 (WGS84)
Elevation 1818

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Socorro(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cerro Montoso(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Socorro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 001 S 011 E 25 NESE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.61728, 34.26678
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 70M
    Width 70M
    Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gallinas Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner New Mexico Copper Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION - 300ST OF FL-PB-CU ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC 8307 P 78

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Mcanulty U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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