The Lincoln Mine is a iron mine located in Otero county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,626 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,626 Feet (1,410 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 32.415, -106.11194
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Lincoln Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lincoln Mine
Secondary: The Lincoln Claim Is Part of the Lucky Group of Claims.
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Otero
District: Orogrande 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Homan Arnold
Home Office: El Paso, Tx.
Years: 1960 -
Owner Name: Jarilla Reduction Co.
Years: 1921 -
Production
Year: 1921
Time Period: 1919 To 1921
Material type: ORE FE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^54 To 56% Fe.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1921
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: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): ONE CLAIM OF A GROUP OF FOUR CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 984.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1949 CONSISTED OF THREE OPEN CUTS CONNECTED BY A SERIES OF RAISES AND TUNNELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BEANE, R.E., JARAMILLO, L.E., AND BLOOM, M.S., 1975 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 26TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 151-156
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 192.
Reference (Deposit): SCHIMDT, P.G., AND CRADDOCK, C., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 82, P. 47, PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC-8190, P. 54-57
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY , NO 2, P. 191-192
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