Calamity Jane Mine 1890's

The Calamity Jane Mine 1890's is a lead and silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,549 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Calamity Jane Mine 1890's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,549 Feet (1,996 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.91583, -107.72028

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Calamity Jane Mine 1890's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Calamity Jane Mine 1890's
Secondary: Calamity Jane Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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: Gephart And Benjamin
Home Office: Box 996, Silver City, N.M.
Years: 1952 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1952
Discovery Year: 1895
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

Type: L
Description: Ladrone Fault Strikes N 30 W


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S

Comment (Location): LOCATED BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS CLAIM AND THE BRUSH HEAP CLAIM ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF KINGSTON IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Workings): WORKING REPORTED ABOUT 1908 CONSISTED OF ONE TUNNEL ABOUT 750 FT. IN LENGTH.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270, PLATE XXI


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