Section 36 Deposit

The Section 36 Deposit is a manganese mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,100 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: Section 36 Deposit

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.92472, -107.09944

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Section 36 Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Section 36 Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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


Ownership

Owner Name: State Of New Mexico
Home Office: New Mexico
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: H. O. Bursum
Home Office: Socorro, N.M.
Years: 1956 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Mineralization Occurs Along A N 35 To 40 W Striking Brecciated Shear Zone.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF THREE OPENCUTS AND SEVERAL STRIPPED EXPLORATION AREAS.


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 155-156

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): PETTY, D.M., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-106, 174 PAGES, 2 PLATES


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