The Hermosa is a silver and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,499 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
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.16667, -107.72917
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Hermosa MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hermosa
Secondary: Palomas
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hermosa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ferguson And Jones
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR TO LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault-N38 Deg W, Low Angle Fold Or Arch
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Iron
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 266-268
Reference (Deposit): 1910 COMPILE LINDGRE
Reference (Production): N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87
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