The Wagon Wheel Group is a copper, zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,749 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: 6,749 Feet (2,057 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.06278, -107.13139
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Wagon Wheel Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wagon Wheel Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ben Brown
Years: 1947 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs In A Brecciated Area Near The Intersection Of The Northern Magdalena Range Bounding Fault And An East - Trending Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON A SMALL HILL ABOUT 0.5 MILES DUE WEST OF THE STROZZI RANCH.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1940'S CONSISTED OF NUMBEROUS SHALLOW SHAFTS, PROSPECT PITS AND A SHORT ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): SUMNER, W., 1981 NMBMMR OFR-135, 151 PAGES
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