The Modoc Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Dona Ana county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,348 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.34389, -106.57944
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Modoc Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Modoc Mine
Secondary: Modoc Group
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1905, Pacific Republic
Secondary: Wall Street B 28
Secondary: Millsite No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana
District: Organ District: Organ Mountains: Fillmore Canyon Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Modoc Mining Co.
Years: 1900 -
Owner Name: Aztec Copper Co.
Years: 1917 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1855
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: The Modoc Fault Zone Strikes North-South And Dips Steeply East.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): DUNHAM, 1935, REPORTED THAT SOME ESTIMATES PLACE THE PRODUCTION VALUE OF LEAD-SILVER ORE AS HIGH AS 200000 DOLLARS.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE MODOC MINE AS SHOWN ON THE ORGAN PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1850'S
Comment (Deposit): TWO PATENTED CLAIMS AND A MILLSITE, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1101, COVERING 46.32 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED TUNNEL AND A VERTICAL SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213
Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 228-229
Reference (Deposit): SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90
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