| Deposit ID | 60001476 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39359 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Hopewell District |
| Alternate or previous names | Fairview Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.25059, 36.50004 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canjilon Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(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
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -106.25059, 36.50004 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| District name | HOPEWELL DISTRICT |
|---|
JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1348, P. 46.
ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D.,1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-MAY-1995 | ORRIS, GRETA J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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