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Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims

Prospect in Catron county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Iron, Tin
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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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271764
MAS/MILS ID 0350030006
Record type Site
Current site name Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims
Alternate or previous names Pavlet and Corder Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.11172, 33.3648 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catron(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wall Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(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 Catron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 011 S 012 W 05 NESW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.11172, 33.3648
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 50N
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N90E:50N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1920

Mining district

District name Taylor Creek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HILL, J. M., 1921, THE TAYLOR CREEK TIN DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 725, PP. 347-49

  • Deposit

    VOLIN, M. E., 1947, CATRON AND SIERRA COUNTIES TIN DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    MEXICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES R. I. 4068, 60 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIN VEINLETS OF CASSITERITE-HEMATITE ARE EXPOSED IN ALTERED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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