The Lookout Mine is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.86667, -107.74167
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Lookout Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lookout Mine
Secondary: Lookout Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Tierra Blanca
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS, SIERRA CO., N.M., NM SCHOOL OF MINES BULL.10
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