Cuchillo Tin Deposits

The Cuchillo Tin Deposits is a tin mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Cuchillo Tin Deposits  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Tin

Lat, Long: 33.3925, -107.49889

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Cuchillo Tin Deposits MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cuchillo Tin Deposits
Secondary: Monticello Tin Deposits


Commodity

Primary: Tin


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Cuchillo 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cassiterite
Gangue: Chalcedony


Comments

Comment (Location): GEODETIC, UTM AND ELEVATION VALUES ARE FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DEPOSITS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF MONTICELLO, N.M..

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CUCHILLO DISTRICT

Comment (Deposit): ADJACENT TO FISSURE VEINS THE TIN IS PARTIALLY DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE RHYOLITE AND PLACER TIN OCCURS EAST TO ALAMOSA CREEK.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 123-124


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