The Black Cloud Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.07861, -107.18861
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Black Cloud Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Cloud Mine
Secondary: Changed To the East Star-West Star Mine Or Claim Group In 1940.
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Sadie And Victor Pappa
Home Office: Magdalena, N.M.
Years: 1951 -
Owner Name: Victor Pappa
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Year Last Production: 1951
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: South Stonewall Fault Strikes N 5 To 15 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKING REPORTED TO CONSIST OF AN ABANDONED SHAFT, TWO TUNNELS CONNECTING TO THE TWO MAIN WORKING LEVELS AND NUMEROUS SMALL STOPES, DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BLACK CLOUD MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258
Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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