Miners Dream Mine

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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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: Miners Dream Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

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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