The Ingersoll Mine is a copper, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,949 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,949 Feet (2,118 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.99917, -107.72028
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Ingersoll Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ingersoll Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Emery Hale, Jr.
Years: 1971 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Northwest Striking Veins Are Offset By North Striking Faults.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Extensive Sericitization Of Granite Near Veins.
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Acanthite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN DUMM CANYON AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A FILLED-FISSURE VEIN RANGING FROM 3 IN. TO 8 IN. IN WIDTH AND ABOUT 1500 FT. IN LENGTH.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.
References
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
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