The Uncle John Prospect is a zinc and lead mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.26694, -108.75056
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Uncle John Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uncle John Prospect
Secondary: Lead Bullion Prospect 1917
Secondary: Gimey Prospect 1919
Secondary: Complex Prospect 1930
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Cadmium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Big Dry Creek
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: Ivan Milburn And Joe Salars
Home Office: Silver City, N.M.
Years: 1950 -
Owner Name: Lloyd Grant
Home Office: Santa Rita, N.M.
Years: 1948 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1884
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: PODS AND SHOOTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.44 % TO 9.90 % PB
Analytical Data: SIX SAMPLES RANGED FROM
Analytical Data: LESS THAN 0.03 % TO 0.72 % CD.
Analytical Data: 0.60 TO 3.94 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.15 % TO 0.76 % CU
Analytical Data: 0.30 % TO 9.01 % ZN
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM USGS BULL 1451, P. 130.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF BIG DRY CREEK ABOUT 0.5 MILES UPSTREAM FROM JOHNSON CABIN AS SHOWN ON USGS MAP I-886. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF AN ADIT, A DRIFT, A SHAFT AND A SMALL OPENCUT.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN PODS AND FAULT GOUGE FROM 1 IN. TO 24 IN. THICK ALONG NORTHWEST-STRIKING FRACTURES.
References
Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 130, FIG. 39F
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