The National Defense Group 1958 is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,449 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,449 Feet (1,661 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.93389, -107.52639
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National Defense Group 1958 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: National Defense Group 1958
Secondary: Tittman Mine 1950: Claims
Secondary: National Defense Nos. 1 To 11
Commodity
Primary: 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Margaret Tittman
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1958 -
Owner Name: Millite Mining And Development Co.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1945
Year Last Production: 1958
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: BEDDED
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposit Occurs Along East Striking Fault Contact Of Andesite And Shale.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Dolomite And Shale
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF HILLSBORO AND SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE 180.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1950'S CONSISTED OF A 70 FT. SHAFT WITH ABOUT 30 FT. OF CROSSCUTS, ANOTHER SHAFT WITH A STOPED AREA ABOUT 70 FT. IN LENGTH, ANOTHER SHALLOW SHAFT AND SEVERAL OPENCUTS.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG A SINUOUS EAST-STRIKING FAULT ZONE WHICH IS MANGANIFEROUS FOR ABOUT 800 FT. ALONG STRIKE. SHEET LIKE MASSES OF ORE IN A ZONE RANGING FROM 6 FT. TO 12 FT. IN THICKNESS EXTEND DOWNDIP. 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 93-94
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