The Dictator Mine 1880's is a zinc, copper, silver, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,650 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,650 Feet (2,027 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.33833, -107.57778
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Dictator Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dictator Mine 1880's
Secondary: Dictator Group Replaced By Oversite Group of 6 Claims 1980.
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Cuchillo 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Natural Resources Group, Ltd.
Home Office: P.O. Box 6 Durango, Colorado
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: Cuchillo Mines Co.
Years: 1930 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1929
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: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified And Garnetized Limestone.
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE CUCHILLO MOUNTAINS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF ONE VERTICAL SHAFT 130 FT. DEEP WITH 100 FT. OF CROSS CUTTING TO AN ADIT 400 FT. IN LENGTH, TWO SHORT WINZES AND SOME STOPING.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND PODS ALONG LIMESTONE-PORPHYRY CONTACT. OLD GROUP OF 3 CLAIMS REPLACED BY NEW GROUP OF 6 CLAIMS.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CUCHILLO DISTRICT.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 120-122, P. 114
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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