The Napolean-Rosa Lee Group is a lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,299 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
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 33.02806, -107.21389
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Napolean-Rosa Lee Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Napolean-Rosa Lee Group
Secondary: Claims: Napolean
Secondary: Rosa Lee
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Southwest Land And Coal Co. ; Vanadium Mines Co. ; Great American Co.
Years: 1906 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fractures Appear To Be Transverse Adjustments To Regional Faulting.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIMS ARE LOCATED ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE CABALLO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN CABALLO CANYON AND LEAD MINE CANYON.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FOUR NORTHEAST STRIKING MINERALIZED VEINS. THE MAIN VEIN RANGES FROM 4 FT. TO 6 FT. WIDE WITH PRODUCTIVE MINERALIZATION VARYING FROM 1.5 FT. TO 3 FT. WIDE. IN PLACES NEAR THE SURFACE THE VEIN IS OPEN TEXTURED OR SPONGY AND DISSOLUTION CAVITIES ARE COMMON. PRODUCTIVE MINERALIZATION IN THE OTHER VEINS IS MINOR AND USUALLY LESS THAN 1.5 FT. WIDE. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF A 300 FT. LONG TUNNEL AND TWO SHAFTS ON THE MAIN VEIN WHICH HAD ATTAINED A DEPTH OF ABOUT 100 FT.. A THIRD SHAFT 40 FT. DEEP IS ABOUT 600 FT. EAST OF THE MAIN TUNNEL ENTRANCE. THREE MINOR VEINS WERE WORKED BY SHALLOW TRENCHES AND PITS.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.204-207
Reference (Deposit): ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H. AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P.161
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C. AND SILVER, C., 1952 UNIV OF N.M. PUB NO 4, P. 198-218
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.106
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
