Caballo Mountains Mining and Leaching Co. Claims

The Caballo Mountains Mining and Leaching Co. Claims is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,600 feet.

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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

Name: Caballo Mountains Mining and Leaching Co. Claims  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.89361, -107.27139

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Caballo Mountains Mining and Leaching Co. Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Caballo Mountains Mining and Leaching Co. Claims
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Alice
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: Spring
Secondary: Mountain Chief
Secondary: Wheel of Fortune
Secondary: Jack Pot
Secondary: Lincoln
Secondary: Rainbow
Secondary: Providence
Secondary: Wilson
Secondary: Lady Franklin
Secondary: Sligo
Secondary: Black Bear
Secondary: Silver Cliff


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Caballo Mountains Mining And Leaching Co.
Years: 1930 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATIONS ARE FOR MINE WORKINGS SOUTH OF APACHE CANYON AS SHOWN ON THE CABALLO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FISSURE VEINS IN SEDIMENTS OVERLYING PREC GRANITE. 14 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF A 300 FT. SHAFT, SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND 3 TUNNELS WITH A COMBINED LENGTH OF ABOUT 400 FT.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.


References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 208

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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