Full Moon Mine

The Full Moon Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,033 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

Name: Full Moon Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,033 Feet (1,839 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.69028, -108.36972

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Full Moon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Full Moon Mine
Secondary: Woodward Property


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountains District: Little Burro Mountains 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: C. S. Woodward
Years: 1958 -

Owner Name: L. Yacomo And M. Fuller
Years: 1947 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1947
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: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION SHOWN ON USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1037.

Comment (Production): MINE WAS IDLE IN 1945 AND 1946.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 40 FT. SHAFT, A 125 FT. SHAFT WITH A 100 FT. DRIFT, AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1037

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 110-111


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