| Deposit ID | 60001675 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006782 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Silver City District |
| Alternate or previous names | Chloride Flat Subdistrict |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.30062, 32.76681 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| (1) | -108.30062, 32.76681 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | MOUNTAINS ARE FAULTED MONOCLINAL BLOCKS OF PALEOZOIC ROCKS |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Discoverer | John Bullard |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | SILVER CITY DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | CHLORIDE FLAT SUBDISTRICT |
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 303-304.
USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87, P. 139-149.
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