The Vanadinite Mine is a zinc, lead, and vanadium mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,049 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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 32.91833, -107.52278
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Vanadinite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vanadinite Mine
Secondary: S.J. Macy Claim
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Vanadium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: S. J. Macy
Years: 1910 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Dolomite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Cuprodescloizite
Ore: Descloizite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT
Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT NEAR THE HEAD OF CIMARRONCITO CREEK. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
Comment (Location): JUST NORTH OF RIO PERCHA
Comment (Deposit): HIGHLY FRACTURED DOLOMITE NEAR CONTACT WITH SHALE CONTAINS VEINS AND BEDDING REPLACEMENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., AND OTHERS, 1910 USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P273, P275
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
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