The Mogollon District is a silver and gold mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,601 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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.40444, -108.80028
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Mogollon District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mogollon District
Secondary: District: Alma
Secondary: Cooney
Secondary: Glenwood
Secondary: Mogollon Mountains
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon District
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1879
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: NARROW, TABULAR, AND CONVERGE TOWARD INTRUSIVE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ne-And Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification-(Intermediate W/Chlorite, Epidote, Etc.)
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 6.94 OZ/TON AG)-1957
Analytical Data: (0.14 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Stromeyerite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite
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. 191-201
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 32-33.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, D.B., 1920, TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL. 63, P. 289-310.
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1921, USGS BULL 715-L, P. 171-204
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, USGS BULL 787, 100 P.
Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938, USBM IC-6987, P. 14-41
Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., RHODES, R.C., AND ERB, E.E., 1976, NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 5, P. 125-144
Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1978, NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): 1910 COMPILE LINDGREN
Reference (Deposit): 1947 DIREXPL BRADLEY MINING CO.-NO ORE
Reference (Production): N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87
Reference (Deposit): USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87, P. 139-149
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