| Deposit ID | 60001671 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006774 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Hillsboro District |
| Alternate or previous names | Las Animas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.5339, 32.93341 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(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 | Sierra |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| (1) | -107.5339, 32.93341 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | FAULT W/2000 FT. THROW |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | TROUGH-20 MI. WIDE; MOUNTAINS TREND N-S; CONSIDERABLE DISPLACEMENT ALONG FAULT |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| Discoverer | 2 Prospectors |
| Year of first production | 1877 |
| District name | HILLSBORO DISTRICT |
|---|
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68 P. 272-276
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