The Illinois Mine 1880's is a copper, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.9175, -107.72278
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Illinois Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Illinois Mine 1880's
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1887
Secondary: Illinois
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
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: Illinois Silver Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1890 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: N 25 To 30 W Striking Ladrone Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF KINGSTON ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MIDDLE PERCHA CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1880'S CONSISTED OF A 50 FT. SHAFT WITH ABOUT 50 FT. OF DRIFTING AND AN 80 FT. TUNNEL WITH 48 FT. OF DRIFTING.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS AND BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE BENEATH IMPERMEABLE SHALE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 452 COVERING 15.76 ACRES.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105
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