The Independence Mine is a silver and zinc mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 33.25639, -108.76056
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Independence Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Mine
Secondary: Seminole Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Big Dry Creek Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dan Watkins
Home Office: Cliff, N.M.
Years: 1970 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE INDEPENDENCE MINE AS SHOWN ON THE HOLT MOUNTAIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1979 TO CONSIST OF A 350 FT. ADIT, A 100 FT. ADIT, A 50 FT. ADIT, A SMALL TRENCH AND A SHALLOW OPEN CUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886
Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1976 USGS BULL 1451, P. 125-126, P. 206
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