The Old Claim is a manganese mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.
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Mine Info
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Old Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Fierro Manganese District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining, And Mining Co.
Production
Year: 1950
Time Period: 1950'S
Description: Cp_Grade: ^21.4% Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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, LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Barringer Fault, Mimbres Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): MINED FROM OPEN CUTS IN 1950'S FOR MANGANESE. PATENTED FOR PB-ZN.
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES ALONG FAULT (VEIN) STRIKING N50E IN PENNSYLVANIAN MAGDALENA GROUP LIMESTONES NEAR JUNCTION OF BARRINGER AND MIMBRES FAULT ZONES. PRINCIPAL ORE BODY IS 50 FEET LONG, 2-8 FEET WIDE, AND UP TO 12 FEET DEEP.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., 1961, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8030, P. 33-34.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MILS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1978A.
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