Caledonia Mine 1880's

The Caledonia Mine 1880's is a lead and silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Caledonia Mine 1880's

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Vinyard And Moffett
Home Office: Kingston, N.M.
Years: 1937 -

Owner Name: Shutes, A. E.
Home Office: Kingston, N.M.
Years: 1937 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1885
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: Deposit Is Bounded By Northwest Striking Picket Spring Fault And Bullion Fault And By Northeast Striking Wipit Fault.

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: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Clay

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Location): LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THE COMSTOCK CLAIM. WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGSTON, N.M.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1930'S CONSISTED OF A 200 FT. TUNNEL AND A 160 FT. INCLINED TUNNEL.

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FRACTURE FILLINGS, WALL ROCK REPLACEMENTS AND IRREGULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN GENTLY FOLDED DOLOMITE OVERLAIN BY SHALE.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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

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

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