Ellis Canyon Prospect

The Ellis Canyon Prospect is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,999 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

Name: Ellis Canyon Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 34.08639, -107.18306

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Ellis Canyon Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ellis Canyon Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Victor Pappa
Years: 1930 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: PODS AND SHOOTS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Aragonite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1932 CONSISTED OF A 250 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH SEVERAL SHORT DRIFTS AND A FEW PROSPECT ADITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932, NMBMMR BULL 8, P.53-54


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