Deadwood Prospect

The Deadwood Prospect is a copper mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,500 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: Deadwood Prospect

State:  New Mexico

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.19444, -105.74306

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Deadwood Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Deadwood Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Gallinas Mining 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.
Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Dome Structure Caused By A Syenitic Laccolith.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Location): THE DEADWOOD PROSPECT IS ON THE DEADWOOD LODE CLAIM AND IS THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE RED CLOUD DEPOSIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Comment (Deposit): ALL DATA FOR THE PROSPECT ARE TAKEN FROM A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE AREA PUBLISHED BY ROTHROCK (1946).


References

Reference (Deposit): ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, PLATE 12


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