The Jap Mine is a zinc, lead, copper, and silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,301 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: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.85861, -107.74806
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Jap Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jap Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Tierra Blanca 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
Not available
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: Ore Deposition Near Contact With Rhyolite Sill.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST FLANK OF SEVEN BROTHERS MOUNTAIN AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
References
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
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