| Deposit ID | 60000299 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003345 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Lordsburg District |
| Alternate or previous names | Virginia, Ralston, Shakespeare and Valedon Are Synonyms For the Northern Part of the District, Pyramid and Leitendorf Are Synonyms For the Southern Part of the District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.75203, 32.31402 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE LORDSBURG DISTRICT IS LOCATED IN THE EXTREME NORTHERN PART OF THE PYRAMID MOUNTAINS. IT IS AN ELONGATE DISTRICT WHICH TRENDS NORTH-SOUTH AND IS ABOUT SEVEN MILES LONG BY THREE MILES WIDE. LATITUDE-LONGITUDE AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE EIGHTY-FIVE MINE, ONE OF THE LARGEST MINES IN THE DISTRICT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gary(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -108.75203, 32.31402 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | MAJOR DEPOSITS LIE IN VEINS CONTROLLED BY NORTHEAST STRIKING, EN ECHELON FAULTS. CHANGES IN THE DIP OR STRIKE OF THE VEINS AND INTERSECTIONS WITH EAST STRIKING FAULTS ARE IMPORTANT ORE CONTROLS. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1970 |
| District name | LORDSBURG DISTRICT |
|---|
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 332-335
LASKY, S.G., 1933 COPPER RESOURCES OF THE WORLD, 16 INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, VOL 1, P. 337-341
LASKY, S.G., 1938 USGS BULL 885, 62 PAGES
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 85-88
FLEGE, R.F., JR., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 62, 36 PAGES
JONES, W.R., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 167, P. 171
ELSTON, W.E., 1965 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 16TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 210, P. 213
CLARK, K.F., 1970 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 21ST FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 107-113
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1151
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
COOPER, J.R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR-22.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | RICHTER, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-83 | MENZIE, DAVID | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-75 | MILLER M.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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