| Deposit ID | 60000277 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001969 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Cimarroncito District |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonito Creek, Cimarroin Canyon, Urraca Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.11585, 36.48474 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT NEAR THE HEAD OF CIMARRONCITO CREEK. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tooth of Time(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Taos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cimarron(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| (1) | Upper and lower Cretaceous rocks of east-central and northeast New Mexico |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | CIMARRONCITO DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | PHILMONT RANCH, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA |
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 152
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 105-108
PETTIT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR ORF-15, P. 45-46
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 36-37
COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MINERAL INVESTGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-22
WANEK, A.A., READ, C.B., ROBINSON, G.D., HAYS, W.H., AND MCCALLUM, M.E., 1964 USGS MISC GEOL INV MAP I-425
ROBINSON, G.D., WANEK, A.A., HAYS, W.H., AND MCCALLUM, M.E., 1964 USGS PP 505, PLATE 3
SMITH, J.F., JR., AND RAY, L.L., 1943 GSA BULL, VOL 54, NO 7, P. 891-924
WARNER, L.A., HOLSER, W.T., WILMARTH, N.R., AND CAMERON, E.N., 1959 USGS PP 318, P. 109
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-75 | MILLER, M. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-82 | MENZIE, DAVID | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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