| Deposit ID | 60000267 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001880 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Ojo Caliente No. 1 District |
| Alternate or previous names | Joseph Mine, Star Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.05478, 36.32724 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATION ACCURATE FOR ADIT OF THE JOSEPH MINE. THE JOSEPH WAS THE LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ojo Caliente(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | AT THE JOSEPH MINE THERE IS A NORTH-TRENDING, STEEPLLY DIPPING FAULT. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Antonio Joseph And Others |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1965 |
| District name | OJO CALIENTE NO. 1 DISTRICT |
|---|
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13,
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25
REDMOND, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013
FILE, L. AND S.A. NORTHROP, 1966, NMBMMR CIRC. 84
BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91
WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 123-131
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | PARKER, RAYMOND L. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1983 | MURRAY, DIANE | U.S. Geological Survey |
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