The Gypsy Mine is a silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,450 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,450 Feet (1,966 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 32.94361, -107.69472
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Gypsy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gypsy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Near Or Along A Fault Striking N 10 W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): MAIN ENTRANCE IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF KINGSTON IN SAWPIT CANYON NEAR MUD SPRING.
Comment (Production): PAST PRODUCTION VALUE, PRINCIPALLY IN SILVER, AMOUNTS TO 200000 DOLLARS.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS OR IRREGULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS ALONG A FAULT STRIKING N 10 W.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SHORT DRIFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.104
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Production): HARLEY, 1934 P.104
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