Big Jap Mine

The Big Jap Mine is a silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,199 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

Name: Big Jap Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 32.8625, -107.74722

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Big Jap Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Jap Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


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

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Acanthite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): MINE IS LOCATED ON THE EAST FLANK OF SEVEN BROTHERS MOUNTAIN WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Production): TOTAL ORE SHIPPED IS REPORTED TO AMOUNT TO 140 TONS.


References

Reference (Production): D.C. HEDLUND, 1977 SHEET 2

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


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