Nana Mine 1880's

The Nana Mine 1880's is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,024 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Nana Mine 1880's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,024 Feet (1,836 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 33.16417, -107.70083

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Site Name

Primary: Nana Mine 1880's


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hermosa (Palomas) 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: Ross, Charles F.
Years: 1915 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1915
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: PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along N 5 E Striking Fractures And Minor Faults.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Barite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Location): MAIN ENTRANCE IS ABOUT 800 FT. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE OLD PALOMAS MINING CAMP.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND PODS THAT TREND NORTH AND LIE BENEATH FINE-GRAIN RELATIVELY IMPERVIOUS SILTSTONE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1915 CONSISTED OF ABOUT 1200 FT. OF TUNNELS AND SEVERAL SHORT WINZES.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HERMOSA DISTRICT.


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 266-268

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 90-98

Reference (Deposit): JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 49, NO 7, P. 759-778

Reference (Deposit): JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES


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