Lilliput Group 1910's

The Lilliput Group 1910's is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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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

Name: Lilliput Group 1910's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 32.94694, -107.54972

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Lilliput Group 1910's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lilliput Group 1910's
Secondary: Katherine Vein: Claims Patented In 1919
Secondary: Lilliput
Secondary: Catherine


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro 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: J. P. Mclaughlin, Et Al.
Years: 1919 -

Owner Name: Empire Mines And Metals Co.
Home Office: Albuquerque, N.M.
Years: 1935 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1935
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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE RATTLESNAKE MINE ON A VEIN CONSIDERED TO BE A SPLIT FROM THE MAIN RATTLESNAKE VEIN

Comment (Deposit): 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1621 COVERING 41.258 ACRES.

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

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF A 200 FT. SHAFT WITH A MODERATE AMOUNT OF UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 154-155


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