The Mineral Mountain Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.88722, -107.80056
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Mineral Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Mountain Mine
Secondary: Mineral Mountain Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Carpenter 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. D. Murray And Associates
Home Office: Silver City, N.M.
Years: 1943 -
Owner Name: G. L. Nard
Home Office: Central, N. M.
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
Year Last Production: 1943
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE SAN LORENZO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Production): HELUND, 1978, REPORTED ABOUT 50 TONS OF PB-ZN ORE PRODUCED FROM THE MINERAL MOUNTAIN GROUP.
Comment (Deposit): FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHORT TUNNEL AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G. T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 110-112
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSEN, G. E., WEDOW, H., JR., AND EATON, G. P., 1970 USGS BULL 1319-E, P. 80-81
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D. C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-900
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