The Lindy Ann Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,573 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,573 Feet (1,394 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.93, -107.72639
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Lindy Ann Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lindy Ann Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Tres Hermanas 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: John M. Crump
Years: 1930 -
Owner Name: Petrographic, Inc.
Home Office: Synder, Texas
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE NORTH PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGL E.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF A SHALLOW SHAFT, SEVERAL S HORT ADITS, AND MANY PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P.54-55, PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): BALK, ROBERT, 1961 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-16
Reference (Deposit): DORAIBABU, P., AND PROCTOR, P.D., 1972 NMBMMR TARGET EXPLORATION RE PORT E-4, 9 PAGES
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