The Vindicator-West Contact Group 1890's is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,349 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,349 Feet (2,240 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.36194, -107.60222
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Vindicator-West Contact Group 1890's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vindicator-West Contact Group 1890's
Secondary: Vindicator Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: George Koepke
Home Office: Winston, N.M.
Years: 1957 -
Owner Name: Mcdaniel Investment Co.
Home Office: Box 206 Monticello, N.M.
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Type: L
Description: Limestone-Porphyry Contact Trends North To Northwest And Dips About 25 East.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetized Limestone
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FRACTURES AND AS SHOOTS AND PODS LOCATED MAINLY IN THE TOP OF SMALL FOLDS IN LIMESTONE ALONG THE CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING MONZONITE. REPORTED 33 CLAIMS LOCATED OVER A DISTANCE OF 7000 FT ALONG THE MINERALIZED CONTACT ZONE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1957 CONSISTED OF ONE INCLINED SHAFT 330 FT. IN LENGTH AND A FEW SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CUCHILLO DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MINE ENTRANCE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 118-119
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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