Linchburg Mine

The Linchburg Mine is a copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,901 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Linchburg Mine
Secondary: Lynchberg Mine: Claims
Secondary: Linchburg Nos. 1 To 10 Patented In 1914.

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
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: New Jersey Zinc Co.
Home Office: 160 Front St., New York, N.Y.
Years: 1961 -

Owner Name: L. Patten
Home Office: P.O. Box 296, Bayard, N.M.
Years: 1961 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1950
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: Linchburg Fault Zone And Young America Fault Trend North-South.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Hedenbergite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT COVERED BY CLAIMS TOTALING ABOUT 230 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): ACCESS TO MAIN LEVELS IS A 1300 FT. LONG TUNNEL. MAIN LEVEL IS IRREGULARLY DRIFTED AND STOPED FOR MORE THAN 3000 FT. ALONG A NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING FAULT ZONE.

Comment (Location): GEODETIC, UTM AND CADASTRAL LOCATIONS ARE FOR THE LINCHBURG ADIT SHOWN ON THE MAGDALENA TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1900'S

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139

Reference (Deposit): TITLEY, S.R., 1959 NMGS GUIDEBOOK TENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 144-148

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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

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