The Jackpot Mine 1963 is a gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,951 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.955, -107.56167
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Jackpot Mine 1963 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jackpot Mine 1963
Secondary: San Antonio Group, Trio Mining Co., 1910'sS
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: San Antoine
Secondary: Sofia
Secondary: Hamill
Secondary: Robin's
Secondary: Pateman
Secondary: Wedge: Mkt Group, 1929, Covers Same Deposit
Secondary: Missouri
Secondary: Kansas
Secondary: Texas
Secondary: Panhandle
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Garfield Extension: Jackpot Group of 4 Claims, 1960's,
Secondary: Covers Same Deposit.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. F. Sailor
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1935 -
Owner Name: Pat O'Brian
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1939 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1939
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein Is Part Of A Radial System Of Veins Associated With The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitized Andesite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF OXIDIZED FAULT GOUGE ASSAYED
Analytical Data: 0.25 % CU
Analytical Data: 1.3 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.36 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GENERAL ANALYTICAL DATA FROM C.C. REEVES, JR., 1963 P. 1281
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST FLANK OF EMPIRE PEAK.
Comment (Deposit): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1963 CONSISTED OF A 120 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH SHORT DRIFTS AT 60 FT. AND 120 FT. LEVELS; A TUNNEL DRIFTED ALONG THE VEIN FOR 250 FT. IN LENGTH; AND A FEW SHALLOW TRENCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): REEVES, C.C. JR., 1963 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 58, NO 8, P. 1278-1284
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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