The Cimarroncito District is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico.
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Cimarroncito District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cimarroncito District
Secondary: Bonito Creek
Secondary: Cimarroin Canyon
Secondary: Urraca Creek
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: CIMARRONCITO DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: PHILMONT RANCH, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: CONTACT METASOMATIC
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 152
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 105-108
Reference (Deposit): PETTIT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR ORF-15, P. 45-46
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 36-37
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MINERAL INVESTGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-22
Reference (Deposit): WANEK, A.A., READ, C.B., ROBINSON, G.D., HAYS, W.H., AND MCCALLUM, M.E., 1964 USGS MISC GEOL INV MAP I-425
Reference (Deposit): ROBINSON, G.D., WANEK, A.A., HAYS, W.H., AND MCCALLUM, M.E., 1964 USGS PP 505, PLATE 3
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, J.F., JR., AND RAY, L.L., 1943 GSA BULL, VOL 54, NO 7, P. 891-924
Reference (Deposit): WARNER, L.A., HOLSER, W.T., WILMARTH, N.R., AND CAMERON, E.N., 1959 USGS PP 318, P. 109
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