The Nana Mine 1880's is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,476 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,476 Feet (1,974 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.33833, -107.70667
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Nana Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nana Mine 1880's
Secondary: Wall Street Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Black Range 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Northwest Trending Vein Offset By North Trending Fault System.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Andesite
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN ENTRANCE ABOUT 1.75 MILES DUE WEST OF CHLORIDE, N.M. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHLORIDE CREEK IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FISSURE VEINS RANGING FROM 2 FT. TO 4 FT. WIDE AND ONE ORE SHOOT HAD A REPORTED LENGTH OF 40 FT. ALONG THE VEIN.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF AN ADIT 280 FT. IN LENGTH AND A 1965 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE INDICATES A SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, N.M. PRINTING CO., P.100
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-266
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.72-90
Reference (Deposit): MAXWELL, C.H. AND HEYL, A.V., 1980 GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL 1, NO 2, P.129-133
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