The Hermosa Mountain Prospect is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.8475, -108.09667
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Hermosa Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hermosa Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Fierro-Hanover (Central)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cobre Mining Co.
Years: 1992 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Supergene Enrichment
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1993
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Development): SUPERGENE CHALCOCITE MINERALIZATION CUT BY ONE DRILL HOLE IN 1994. DEPOSIT HAS YET TO BE DELINEATED.
Comment (Deposit): ONE DRILL HOLE INTERCEPT CUT ABOUT 100 FT SUPERGENE CHALCOCITE MINERALIZATION AT ABOUT 150 FT DEPTH.
Comment (Location): ON NE SPUR FROM NE SIDE OF HERMOSA MOUNTAIN
Comment (Geology): ADJACENT TO LCRET CONTINENTAL BRECCIA BODY
Comment (Deposit): PART OF CONTINENTAL MINE PROPERTY NW OF CONTINENTAL PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HILLESLAND, L.L., ET AL, 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NM: COBRE MINING CO., UNPUBLISHED PAPER, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): FIELD VISIT 10/94 BY KEITH R, LONG, USGS.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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