Vindicator-West Contact Group 1890's

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

Name: Vindicator-West Contact Group 1890's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

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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