The Excess Claim is a lead and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.17694, -108.09611
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Excess Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Excess Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Victorio District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: R. W. Mccandles
Years: 1961 -
Owner Name: St. Louis And Plata Rey Gold And Silver Minning Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1887
Year Last Production: 1922
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 865 COVERING 10.022 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 TO CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT WITH ABOUT 150 FT. OF DRIFT AND CROSSCUTS ON THE 100 FT. LEVEL. THIS LEVEL IS CONNECTED TO THE RAMBLER MINE AND PROVIDES THE ONLY ACCESSIBLE ENTRY TO THE RAMBLER.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT AS SHOWN ON PLATE 4 OF NMBMMR BULL 72.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 292
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 82-83, PLATES 4 AND 7
Reference (Deposit): THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1175
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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