Black Sheep Group

The Black Sheep Group is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Black Sheep Group

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

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

Owner Name: Raymond E. Henry And Dr. John Puckett
Home Office: El Paso, Tx.
Years: 1960 -

Owner Name: Great Western Minerals, Ltd.
Years: 1958 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): REPORTED TO BE LOCATED NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO THE ATLAS CLAIM OF THE MATCHLESS GROUP OF CLAIMS

Comment (Production): IN THE EARLY 1950'S 285 LONG TONS OF SORTED ORE AVERAGING 25.2 % MN WAS PRODUCED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS SHALLOW OPENCUTS.

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG INTERSECTIONS OF NORTH-STRIKING AND EAST-STRIKING FRACTURES. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

References

Reference (Production): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 106

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030 P. 105-107

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