The Nunns Lease is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,751 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
Elevation: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.68222, -107.42167
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Nunns Lease MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nunns Lease
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
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
Owner Name: State Of New Mexico
Home Office: New Mexico
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: Nunn, A. E.
Home Office: Deming, N.M.
Years: 1960 -
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Steeply Dipping, Brecciated Shear Zone Trends North.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Opal
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FILMS, STRINGERS AND PODS ALONG A BRECCIATED SHEAR ZONE. 80 ACRES LEASED FROM THE STATE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF 3 SHALLOW PITS AND 5 BULLDOZER TRENCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 91-92
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