The El Oro and La Plata Group is a lead and zinc mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 34.145, -106.98889
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El Oro and La Plata Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: El Oro and La Plata Group
Secondary: Claims: El Oro Nos 1 To 6
Secondary: La Plata Nos. 1 To 6
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Lemiiar Mountains Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Grover C. York And Susan S. York
Years: 1950 -
Owner Name: York Mining Co.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1945
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone Forms Prominent Outcrops In A North Trending Zone Ranging Form 30 Ft. To 40 Ft. Wide.
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.05 OZ AG/TON TO 2.4 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.11 % TO 1.64 % CU
Analytical Data: 0.2 % TO 22.8 % ZN
Analytical Data: 18 CHANNEL AND GRAB SAMPLES CONTAINED, 0.1 % TO 10.3 % PB
Analytical Data: NONE TO 0.04 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1940'S CONSISTED OF AN INACCESSIBLE 150 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT; A 62 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH ABOUT 200 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS ON THE 50 FT. LEVEL; AND AN ADIT WITH ABOUT 300 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CORSSCUTS INCLUDING A 50 FT. WINZE.
Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FORM NMBMMR GENERAL DATA FILE.
Comment (Location): THE CLAIMS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHERN END OF THE LEMITAR MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE FIRST RIDGE CUT BY THE CANONCITO DEL PUERTECITO DEL LEMITAR, ALSO KNOWN AS CORKSCREW CANYON.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR NEAR THE CONTACT OF PRECAMBRIAN ROCKSSHEAR ZONES. 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LASKY , S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 92-93
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