Fullerton Claim 1900's

The Fullerton Claim 1900's is a gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,427 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: Fullerton Claim 1900's

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,427 Feet (1,654 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.96944, -107.51667

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Fullerton Claim 1900's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fullerton Claim 1900's
Secondary: Lewellyn Tunnel: Claim
Secondary: Fullerton


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Max Hiltscher
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1948 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
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

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Located Just East Of The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR ADIT ON THE SOUTHEAST FLANK OF ANIMAS PEAK AS SHOWN ON THE HILLSBORO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF ONE TUNNEL 1180 FT. IN LENGTH.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN OF FRACTURED ANDESITE BUT MINERALIZATION WAS REPORTED TO BE VERY LOW GRADE. ONE CLAIM COVERING ABOUT 20 ACRES.


References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 159

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B


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