The Chance Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,649 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.17806, -108.09083
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Chance Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chance Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: 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: Victor Smelting And Mining Co.
Home Office: Gage, N.M.
Years: 1948 -
Owner Name: R. W. Carlson
Home Office: Deming, N.M.
Years: 1948 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1948
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Adjacent To The Northeast Striking Crest Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED SEVERAL SHAFTS AND ADITS WITH THREE WORKING LEVELS CONTAIN AT LEAST 1800 FT. OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS AND STOPES.
Comment (Deposit): LINGREN, ET AL, 1910, REPORTED A TOTAL PRODUCTION VALUE OF 800000 DOLLARS PRIOR TO 1904 WAS TAKEN FROM THE CHANCE MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 775 COVERING 14.77 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1175
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 290-291
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F. A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS: SANTA FE, N.M., P 184
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G. B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 72, P 79-81
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