Little Jewess Mine 1900's

The Little Jewess Mine 1900's is a gold and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,899 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Little Jewess Mine 1900's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.97667, -107.52167

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Little Jewess Mine 1900's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Jewess Mine 1900's
Secondary: Patented Claim In 1916
Secondary: Little Jewess


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


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: Fredrick Hiltscher And Max Hiltscher
Years: 1948 -

Owner Name: F. W. Twiford
Home Office: Box 112 Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1946 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
Year Last Production: 1946
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 Radial System Of Veins Associated With 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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR ADIT ON THE NORTHWEST FLANK OF ANIMAS PEAK AS SHOWN ON THE HILLSBORO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1946 CONSISTED OF ONE TUNNEL ABOUT 500 FT. IN LENGTH.

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS IN A NORTHEAST STRIKING ZONE OF SHEARED AND FRACTURED ANDESITE RANGING FROM 2 FT. TO 4 FT. IN WIDTH. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1715 COVERING 15.98 ACRES.


References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 159-160

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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