The Miners Dream Mine is a silver, lead, zinc, and manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.93333, -107.72500
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Miners Dream Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miners Dream Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mc Cahan, Gertrude
Years: 1961 -
Owner Name: Earl Richardson
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
Year Last Production: 1958
Discovery Year: 1950
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Iron King Fault Strikes N5w And Many Smaller Fractures Trend N70e.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Dolomite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Rhodonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FRACTURE FILLINGS AND IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1461 COVERING 17.032 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961. AN OPENCUT 200 FT IN LENGTH BY 10 FT TO 75 FT WIDE, NUMEROUS ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS AND TUNNELS.
Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT
Comment (Production): MANGANESE PRODUCTION REPORTED AS 129 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED IN 1957 AND 387 LONG TONS OF HAND SORTED ORE AVERAGING 40% MN SHIPPED IN 1958.
Comment (Location): THE CLAIM IS LOCATED ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGSTON.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1900'S
References
Reference (Production): L.L. FARNHAM, 1961 P.99
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC 8030, P.99
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