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Quitman Mtn Gold-Silver-Tin Prosp

Occurrence in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300094
MRDS ID W701306
MAS/MILS ID 0482290001
Record type Site
Current site name Quitman Mtn Gold-Silver-Tin Prosp
Alternate or previous names Silver King Canyon Prospects
Related records 10085678

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.53553, 31.13957 (WGS84)
Elevation 1387

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver King Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.53553, 31.13957
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1889

Mining district

District name Silver King Mountain

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STREERUWITZ, W H VON, 1890, GEOL TRANS PECOS, TEXAS. TEXAS

  • Deposit

    SURVEY ANN REPT 1. P 226.

  • Deposit

    STREERUWITZ, W H VON 1891, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERA

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES OF TRANS-PECOS, TEXAS. TEXAS GEOL SURVEY ANN RE

  • Deposit

    P 690, 713.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TIN WAS FOUND WITH LEAD, GOLD AND COPPER CARRYING SILVER FRO PROSPECTS ON THE WEST FLANK OF THE QUITMAN MTNS. EXACT LOC NOT KNOWN. ALSO MINERALIZED FORM OF TIN NOT KNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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