The Juanita Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,825 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,825 Feet (2,385 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.08417, -107.19639
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Juanita Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Juanita Mine
Secondary: Claims: Juanita
Secondary: Juanita Extension No. 1 Patented In 1906 and 1894.
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: C. C. Catron (Estate)
Home Office: 107 Catron St., Santa Fe, N.M.
Years: 1956 -
Owner Name: C. Barrett
Home Office: 320 N. 6th St., Socorro, N.M.
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Kelly-Graphic Fault Strikes N 20 W.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 40 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): JUANITA TUNNEL, ABOUT 500 FT. IN LENGTH, PROVIDES ACCESS TO MORE THAN 2500 FT. OF DRIFTS, STOPES, WINZES AND RAISES LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHWEST STRIKING KELLY-GRAPHIC FAULT ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 33-35
Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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